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Great Minquas Path

Lancaster County · dedicated 1951 · US 30 just N of Rt. 41, Gap

An Indian path, which was later the original Conestoga Road, passed through Gap half a mile south of here. Over it, in the 17th century, Minquas (Conestoga) Indians carried quantities of beaver skins from the Susquehanna Valley to trading posts near Philadelphia.

USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection

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

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