TEEDYUSCUNG
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unimoggers
N 41° 14.693 W 075° 53.695
18T E 425014 N 4566328
A drawing of him is at the link below.
Waymark Code: WMX5P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 39
Marker Text:
Called "King of the Delawares," he upheld the dignity of Native Americans and strove to protect their right to land in Pennsylvania. Baptized by the Moravians, he established the Wyoming Valley's last Delaware & Mahican settlement near this site in 1754. A buffer between the Iroquois and Connecticut settlers, he represented his people in conferences at Easton, 1756-1762. He died when his cabin burned down here, April 19, 1763.
Marker Name: Teedyuscung
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 06/23/2005
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 16 Riverside Dr., Wilkes-Barre
Category: Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Website: [Web Link]
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