Refugee Towns
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Markerman62
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A marker along US 62 depicting the Allegheny towns established for refugee indians.
Waymark Code: WMNGNT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2015
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This part of the Allegheny was allotted to Munsee and other displaced Indians by the Seneca before 1750. In 1767-70 Zeisberger worked among these refugee groups, then occupying three towns along the river here.
Marker Name: Refugee Towns
County: Forest
Date Dedicated: 07/29/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: US 62, 1.5 miles S of Tionesta Station
Category: Early Settlement, Native American
Website: [Web Link]
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