Venango Path

Venango Path (HMR0A)

Location: Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Butler County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 41.136', W 80° 4.504'

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A major Indian path between the Forks of the Ohio (now Pittsburgh) and the Seneca town of Venango (now Franklin) passed through here. On December 27, 1753, George Washington came this way with frontier scout Christopher Gist as they returned from Fort LeBoeuf on a mission for Virginia's Governor Robert Dinwiddie. The Franklin Road, the first wagon road northward from Pittsburgh, was opened over this route in 1796.
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HM NumberHMR0A
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 5:21am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 578157 N 4504267
Decimal Degrees40.68560000, -80.07506667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 41.136', W 80° 4.504'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 41' 8.16" N, 80° 4' 30.24" W
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Area Code(s)724, 412
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7101-7107 Franklin Rd, Cranberry Township PA 16066, US
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