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Jack's Narrows

Jack's Narrows is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Huntingdon County, dedicated 1946.

US 22, ~8.5 miles SE of Huntingdon (Missing)

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The gorge cut by the Juniata through the mountain at this point, derives its name from the trader, Jack Armstrong, who was killed by the Indians at the river crossing in 1744.

This sign is no longer standing.

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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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

Historical maps covering this location

North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of…, 1755, covering the location of Jack's Narrows, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
North America from the French of Mr. D'Anville, improved with the back settlements of…, 1755, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. 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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