Nessmuk
Inscription
The pen name of poet, woodsman, outdoor writer and pioneer conservationist George Washington Sears (1821-1890), a resident of Wellsboro, Pa. From near this spot he wrote the first prose and verse descriptions of the Pine Creek Gorge.
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More markers in Tioga
Tioga County
Wellsboro, PA
Formed March 26, 1804 from Lycoming County.
William A. Stone
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; Congressman in 1891-99, was born two and one-half miles SE of here Apr. 18, 1846.
Nessmuk
Wellsboro, PA
Nessmuk was the pen name of pioneer conservationist and woodsman George Washington Sears (1821-1890), a resident of Wellsboro.
William A. Stone
Wellsboro, PA
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1899-1903; Congressman in 1891-99, was born two and one-half miles SW of here Apr. 18, 1846.
Williamson Road
Liberty, PA
At Liberty was located a storage depot known as the Block House.