While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
B- Pennsylvania Indian Villages, Towns and
Settlements
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Bald Eagle's Nest. A
Delaware (?) village, taking its name from the chief. Bald Eagle, formerly
on the right bank of Bald Eagle cr., near the present Milesburg, Center co. ,
Pa. It is marked on La Tour s map of 1784 and described by Day, Pennsylvania,
201, 1843.
Bethlehem. A
Moravian settlement established in 1740 at the present Bethlehem,
Northampton co., Pa. Although a white settlement, the Moravians drew toward it
many of the Indians, and in 1746 the Mahican converts from Shecomeco resided
there for a short time before settling at Friedenshuetten. (j. M. )
Black Leg's Village. A former settlement, probably of
the Delawares, on the N. bank of Conemaugh r., in s. E. Armstrong co., Pa.
Royce in 18th Rep. B. A. E., pi. clx, 1900.
Buckaloon. A former
Seneca village on the N. side of
Allegheny r., Warren co., Pa., above the
mouth of Oil cr., near the site of the
present town of Irvine. It was destroyed by
Col. Broadhead of the Continental troops in
1781.
Byengeahtein. A
Nanticoke village in 1707, probably in
Dauphin or Lancaster co., Pa. Evans (1707)
in Day, Penn., 361, 1843.
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Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
