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Chinklacamoose
Chinklacamoose, spelled many ways, was an old Native American village located at what is now Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The village existed from the early 1st century until around the mid to late 17th century. The village was about halfway along the Great Shamokin Path, which started at the old Indian village of Shamokin (present day Sunbury), along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River west to its ending point at the village of Kittanning. Chinklacamoose kept its name until 1804, when it became the first township for Clearfield County. Only three years later, the township began to split up into smaller townships, like Beccaria, Bradford, Lawrence and Pike by 1813, when Chinklacamoose Township no longer existed and the name was lost to history. An historic marker A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pennsylvania State Historical Markers In Clearfield County
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Clearfield County. This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 12 historical markers located in Clearfield County. Historical markers See also *List of Pennsylvania state historical markers *National Register of Historic Places listings in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania References External linksPennsylvania Historical Marker Program {{Pennsylvania Historical and Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Shamokin Path
The Great Shamokin Path (also known as the "Shamokin Path") was a major Native American trail in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania that ran from the native village of Shamokin (modern-day Sunbury) along the left bank of the West Branch Susquehanna River north and then west to the Great Island (near modern-day Lock Haven). There it left the river and continued further west to Chinklacamoose (what is now the borough of Clearfield) and finally Kittanning on the Allegheny River. The Great Shamokin Path connected settlements along the Susquehanna River with those on the Allegheny River (and the Ohio River downstream of Kittanning). For several decades in the early 18th century, the villages of Shamokin and Kittanning were two of the most important Native American villages in Pennsylvania. The colonists recorded the path as used by Moravian Bishop Ettwein and his group of some 200 Lenape and Mohican Christians in 1772. They traveled west along the path from their village of Friede ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Clearfield is a borough and the county seat of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,962 people, making it the second most populous community in Clearfield County, behind DuBois. The borough is part of the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as the larger State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area. The settled area surrounding the borough consists of the nearby census-designated places of Hyde and Plymptonville, which combined with Clearfield have a population of approximately 8,237 people. Consolidation In October 2015, a Clearfield/Lawrence Township Consolidation Committee first convened to discuss a potential merger between Lawrence Township and Clearfield. However, on August 1, 2017, Lawrence Township supervisors voted 2 to 1 against consolidation with Clearfield. The population of the new municipality would have been approximately 13,800, surpassing DuBois as the most populous community in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamokin (village)
"place of crawfish" or iro, Otzinachson "The Demon's Den" , settlement_type = Historic Native American village , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_map1 = File:Northumberland County Pennsylvania Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sunbury Highlighted.svg , mapsize1 = 220px , map_alt1 = , map_caption1 = Former location of Shamokin, present-day site of Sunbury, Pennsylvania , image_caption = , nickname = , pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA , pushpin_label = Shamokin , pushpin_label_position = , pushpin_map_caption = Former location of Shamokin in Pennsylvania , pushpin_mapsize = , coordinates = , established_title = Founded , established_date = before 1711 , established_title2 = Abandoned , established_date2 = May, 1756 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = , population_total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Clearfield County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,562. The county seat is Clearfield, and the largest city is DuBois. The county was created in 1804 and later organized in 1822. Clearfield County comprises the DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical Area. History Clearfield County was formed by the Act of Assembly by the second Governor of Pennsylvania at the time, Thomas McKean on March 26, 1804. The county was created from parts of the already created counties of Huntingdon and Lycoming. The name for the county was most likely derived from the many cleared fields of the valleys surrounding Clearfield Creek and West Branch of the Susquehanna River, formed by the bison herds and also by old corn fields of prior Native Americans tribes. Location of county government The first board of county commissioners to the county were R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United States are generally known by other terms). There are 574 federally recognized tribes living within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. As defined by the United States Census, "Native Americans" are Indigenous tribes that are originally from the contiguous United States, along with Alaska Natives. Indigenous peoples of the United States who are not listed as American Indian or Alaska Native include Native Hawaiians, Samoan Americans, and the Chamorro people. The US Census groups these peoples as " Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders". European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, resulted in a precipitous decline in Native American population because of new diseases, wars, ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury, Pennsylvania
Sunbury is a city and county seat of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and west branches. It dates to the early 18th century. Thomas Edison features in the town's history, and the historic Edison Hotel was renamed in his honor. Other historic sites include the Beck House, Northumberland County Courthouse, and Sunbury Historic District, all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunbury is the principal city in the Sunbury, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area and one of three principal cities in the Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area. Sunbury's population was 9,905 at the 2010 census. History The first human settlement of Sunbury was probably Shawnee migrants.Weslager, C. A. (1972). The Delaware Indians: A History. Rutgers University Press: News Brunswick, p. 192. A large popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Branch Susquehanna River
The West Branch Susquehanna River is one of the two principal branches, along with the North Branch, of the Susquehanna River in the Northeastern United States. The North Branch, which rises in upstate New York, is generally regarded as the extension of the main branch, with the shorter West Branch being its principal tributary. The West Branch, which is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2011, is entirely within the state of Pennsylvania, draining a large mountainous area within the Allegheny Plateau in the western part of the state. Along most of its course it meanders past mountain ridges and through water gaps, forming a large zigzag arc through central Pennsylvania around the north end of the Allegheny Mountains. In colonial times the river valley provided an important route to the Ohio River valley. In the 19th century, its lower valley became a significant industrial heartland of Penn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittanning (village)
kit- 'big' + hane 'mountain river' + -ink (suffix used in place names). "The main river" , settlement_type = Historic Native American village , image_skyline = Kittanning, Pennsylvania (8481673707).jpg , imagesize = , image_alt = , image_map1 = Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg , mapsize1 = , map_alt1 = , map_caption1 = Location of Pennsylvania in the United States , image_caption = Plaque at the site of Kittanning Village , nickname = , coordinates = , established_title = Founded , established_date = 1724-1725 , established_title2 = Demolished , established_date2 = 8 September, 1756 , established_title3 = , established_date3 = , population_total = , population_est = 300-400 , pop_est_as_of = 1754 , subdivision_type = State , subdivision_name = Pennsy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Beccaria Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,769 at the 2020 census. It is named in honor of Cesare Beccaria, an Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment thinker. Geography The township is located in southern Clearfield County and is bordered by Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Cambria County to the south. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.64%, is water. Clearfield Creek, a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River, crosses the township from south to north. Communities The township surrounds two boroughs, Irvona, Pennsylvania, Irvona and Coalport, Pennsylvania, Coalport, and borders the borough of Glen Hope, Pennsylvania, Glen Hope on three sides. The boroughs are separate municipalities from the township. Unincorporated communities within the township include: *Beccaria *Blain City *Comfort Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Bradford Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,847 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (1.29%) is water. Communities *Barrett * Bigler *Bishtown *Dale *Egypt *Gallows Harbor *Mineral Springs *Pine Top *Pleasant Valley *Shiloh *Woodland Demographics At the 2000 census, there were 3,314 people, 1,206 households and 963 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.6 people per square mile (33.4/km2). There were 1,296 housing units at an average density of 33.9/sq mi (13.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.91% White, 0.21% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 1,206 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Lawrence Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,503 at the 2020 census. Lawrence Township borders the townships of Boggs, Bradford, Goshen, Huston, Knox, Pike and Pine in Clearfield County, as well as Benezette and Jay Townships in Elk County to the north. Lawrence Township borders the borough of Clearfield as well. Consolidation In October 2015, a Clearfield/Lawrence Township Consolidation Committee first convened to discuss a potential merger between Lawrence Township and Clearfield. However, on August 1, 2017, Lawrence Township supervisors voted 2 to 1 against consolidation with Clearfield. The population of the new municipality would have been approximately 13,800, surpassing DuBois as the most populous community in the county. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.72%) is water. Communities *Baney Settlement *Dimeling *Glen Richey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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