Frankstown
Posted by: SpanielFam
N 40° 25.977 W 078° 21.997
17T E 723371 N 4479142
Frankstown
Waymark Code: WM445
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2005
Views: 16
The site, prior to 1748, of a Deleware-Shawnee village called Assunepachla. Here the trader Frank Stevens, had a fur post as early as 1734. The Kittanning path led through here.
Marker Name: Frankstown
County: Blair
Date Dedicated: 04/01/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 22, .6 miles E of Hollidaysburg
Category: Native American
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