Achsinessink - Corning, NY
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N 42° 08.876 W 077° 03.200
18T E 330338 N 4668241
The "Forbidden Trail" was a secret strategic trail forbidden to "unfriendly or undesirable tribes and to all white men".
Waymark Code: WM11ZYP
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2020
Views: 2
"Seal of the city of Corning 1890 Achsinessink ("stone upon stone") 900 yards east -> Delaware Indian Town - 1750's-1764. Site of 1760 Indian Conference with Moravian agents, Christian F. Post and John Hays about the "Forbidden Path" Chemung Canal Trust - J. Baer B.S.A."
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"This trail starting at Tioga Point of the Susquehanna and ending on the Allegheny River became known as the Forbidden Trail. The threatened penalty for unauthorized use of the trail was to by "burned at the stake" or "roasted.""
Marker Name: Achsinessink
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Chemung Canal Trust
City/Town/Village Name: Corning
County: Steuben
Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)
Website: [Web Link]
Dedication Date: Not Listed
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