The Sinnemahoning Path is an ancient trail in Pennsylvania which passes through
Keating on its way to the upper
Alleghenies
The Allegheny Mountain Range (; also spelled Alleghany or Allegany), informally the Alleghenies, is part of the vast Appalachian Mountain Range of the Eastern United States and Canada and posed a significant barrier to land travel in less develo ...
. The Sinnemahoning Path followed the West Branch of the Susquehanna from “the Great Island” at
Lock Haven
Lock Haven is the county seat of Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Located near the confluence of the West Branch Susquehanna River and Bald Eagle Creek, it is the principal city of the Lock Haven Micropolitan Statistical Area, ...
to the
Sinnemahoning Creek at Keating, to Portage Creek, then to Canoe Place near
Port Allegany
Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census.
The town's tree-lined streets lie in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, 30 miles west of the Allegheny River's headwat ...
and on to the
Seneca country in the upper Alleghenies.
On February 9, 1950, the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage. The commission cares for ...
dedicated three
state historic markers noting the historic importance of the Sinnemahoning Path, with two in
Cameron County and one in
Clinton County Clinton County may refer to:
*Counties named for George Clinton, first and third Governor of New York, and later the fourth Vice President of the United States:
** Clinton County, New York
**Clinton County, Ohio
*Counties named for DeWitt Clinton, ...
.
References
Native American trails in the United States
Historic trails and roads in Pennsylvania
Native American history of Pennsylvania
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