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Nessmuk
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N 41° 44.819 W 077° 18.158
18T E 308541 N 4624247
George Washington Sears (1821-1890)
Waymark Code: WM3GQZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2008
Views: 25
Marker Text:
The pen name of poet, woodsman, outdoor writer and pioneer conservationist George Washington Sears (1821-1890), a resident of Wellsboro, Pa. From near this spot he wrote the first prose and verse descriptions of the Pine Creek Gorge.
Marker Name: Nessmuk
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: Tioga
![](/images/spacer.gif) Date Dedicated: 10/10/1972
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Type: Roadside
![](/images/spacer.gif) Location: Courthouse Square, Pa. 660, Wellsboro
![](/images/spacer.gif) Category: Environment, Writers
![](/images/spacer.gif) Website: Not listed
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