Venango Path - Northern Marker
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N 41° 13.940 W 079° 57.377
17T E 587469 N 4565073
The northern of a set of two markers for the old trail.
Waymark Code: WM1MEZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2007
Views: 72
Marker Text: A major Indian path from the Forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh) to Venango (Franklin) was located just west of here. George Washington used it in traveling north to Fort Le Boeuf in 1753. Capt. Jonathan Hart widened the path in 1787 on his way to build Fort Franklin. Here at Mayes Forks, the house on the NW corner was a major hotel--and a mail and stagecoach stop--during the early nineteenth century.
Marker Name: Venango Path
County: Venango
Date Dedicated: 08/23/1987
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Intersection SR 3013 (old Pa. 8) & SR 3003 just N of Wesley
Category: Native American, Transportation, Paths & Trails, George Washington
Website: Not listed
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