Great Minquas Path
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Gosffo
N 39° 56.896 W 075° 35.631
18S E 449270 N 4422184
A road of the past!
Waymark Code: WM7GYA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2009
Views: 12
Marker Text: An Indian trail running from Turkey Hill on the Susquehanna to trading posts on the Schuylkill, crossed Cobb's Creek near here. It was used by fur-trading Minquas, or Susquehannocks. The Swedes built a stronghouse here, 1646, to command this "Beaver Road."
Marker Name: Great Minquas Path
County: Chester
Date Dedicated: 06/26/1951
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Business U.S. 322, 1 mile SE of West Chester
Category: Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Website: Not listed
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