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Sugarloaf Massacre

Luzerne County · dedicated 1947 · E side of PA 93, at Hidden Creek Ct., near Conyngham

After an unsuccessful attack on Fort Augusta, Indians and Tories surprised a detachment of Northumberland Co. militia on Sept. 11, 1780. The site of the massacre is just beyond the town.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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