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Pigeon

Forest County · dedicated 1948 · PA 66 just N of Pigeon Ln., ~6 miles NE of Marienville

The name of this town recalls the now-extinct passenger pigeon, which in vast flights nested in the beech groves of this area. The nestlings were taken as food each spring by the Seneca Indians.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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