Conestoga Indian Town - PLAQUE

Conestoga Indian Town - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Lancaster County, dedicated 1924.

Lancaster County · dedicated 1924 · SR 3017 (Safe Harbor Rd.) at Indian Marker Rd. near Letort, 4 miles SW of Millersville

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The Conestoga Indians In origin largely the survivors Of the defeated ancient Susquehannas or Minquas Of Iroquoian stock Located their village Variously on these lands In the Penn Proprietary Manor of Conestoga Chiefly west of this point. They were visited here in 1701 by WILLIAM PENN who made treaties with them. The tribe was exterminated by the Paxton Boys in 1763.

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