Shikellamy's Old Town - PLAQUE
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On the plain stretching southeast from this ridge was situated the Indian village of Shikellamy's old town which was visited by Conrad Weiser in 1737, when on his way to Onondaga. Shikellamy was appointed vice-regent of the Iroquois Confederacy in 1745 and made Shamokin (Sunbury) his headquarters.
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