Great Minque Path
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deano1943
N 39° 58.668 W 076° 27.583
18S E 375356 N 4426313
This historical marker is located on River Road near Washington Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMCGN
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2006
Views: 37
This was the chief trail used by the Minqua (Susquehannock) Indians to carry great wealth in beaver skins to the white settlements on the Delaware during the mid-seventeenth century. The Swedes, Dutch, and English warred for the control of this trade.
Marker Name: Great Minqua Path
County: Lancaster
Date Dedicated: 08/23/1951
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: River Road s of Washington Borough
Category: Native American, Transportation, Paths and Trails
Website: Not listed
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