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Old French Road

Old French Road is a Pennsylvania historical marker in S of Erie, Erie County, dedicated 1946.

Old French Rd. (PA 97) near Gore Rd., S of Erie

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Here the modern highway leaves the course of the Presque Isle Portage, part of the historic Venango Trail. The French Road, built in 1753, following an Indian path, turned down into the valley.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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Historical maps covering this location

Erie, Pennsylvania, 1899, covering the location of Old French Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Erie, Pennsylvania, 1899, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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