Great Minquas Path
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unimoggers
N 39° 59.514 W 076° 01.131
18S E 413020 N 4427355
A Pennsylvanian Indian path now known as the Great Conestoga Road.
Waymark Code: WM3Q2Z
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2008
Views: 54
From the PHMC website:
Marker Name:
Great Minquas Path
County:
Lancaster
Date Dedicated:
1951/8/23
Marker Type:
Roadside
Location:
U.S. 30 just N of Gap
Category:
Transportation, Native American, Paths & Trails
Marker Text:
An Indian path, going east to the Dutch and Swedish trading posts on the Delaware and Schuylkill, forded Conestoga Creek at this point. It was used by the Minquas (Susquehannocks). Later known as the Great Conestoga Road.
Feature Discription: Today, travelers approximate the route of the Great Minquas Path when they use Route 30 or the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) to travel between Philadelphia and Lancaster. This region remains one of the most populous and commercially developed parts of the
Web address for the route: [Web Link]
Beginning of the road: As far as we know, between Lancaster and Philadelphia.
End of the road: Philadelphia
Secondary Web Address: Not listed
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