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Indian Town

In primitive wilderness here was a large Algonkin village whose bark cabins and tilled fields covered nine acres

Marker is on Joseph C Wilson Blvd north of Elmwood Ave., on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town

Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town was located on this river flat. The chief settlement as early as 1727, of the Lenni-Lenape or Delaware Indians in their early westward movement from the Susquehanna River, became the most important Indian center west ...

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Indiantown Presbyterian Church

Organized in 1757 with John James and Robert Wilson as founding elders. Burned by the British in 1780 as “a sedition shop.” Rebuilt after the Revolution. Present building begun in 1830, remodelled in 1919. Major John James, Revolutionary hero, is ...

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Town Creek Indian Mound

Has been designed a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

This site possesses exceptional value

In commemorating and illustrating

The history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1964

Marker can be reached from 509 ...

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Mattaponi Indian Town

To the north, after the 1644-1646 conflict between colonists and groups still loyal to the Powhatan chiefdom, the Mattaponi Indians found refuge on the headwaters of Piscataway Creek. Officers of then Old Rappahannock County signed a treaty with the Mattaponi ...

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Conestoga Indian Town

The Conestoga Indians lived in scattered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their final location was the Conestoga Indian Town which was along the road leading to Creswell. William Penn visited the Conestoga ...

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Conoy Indian Town

From about 1718-1743, the Conoy Indian Tribe had its settlement slightly to the west of here. Closely related to the Nanticoke Tribe, with whom they eventually merged, the Conoy Indians gradually migrated into Pennsylvania from the area of Chesapeake Bay.

Marker ...

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Indiantown Presbyterian Church: “Disarm in the Most Rigid Manner

After Francis Marion’s initial victories in August and early September 1780, British military authorities in South Carolina moved to eliminate the threat of an insurgency in Williamsburg District. Lord Cornwallis ordered Maj. James Wemyss to sweep through the area with ...

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Jamestown (Indiana) War Memorial

Jamestown War Memorial

Dedicated to the

memory of all

Veterans of all Wars

Great is he who

lays down his life for

his Country in the name

of Freedom.

Erected by the people

in the year of Our Lord 1968

Marker is ...

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Varner Town Indian Community

Varner Town (or Varnertown) is a distinct Native American community including descendants of the Etiwan, Catawba, Cherokee, Edisto and other area tribes. This community, located near Goose Creek, was named for William Varner (d. 1927) and his wife Mary Williams ...

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