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The Susquehanna Path
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Clarks Ferry Bridge connecting Susquehanna Trail and William Penn Highway near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Postcard, 1935; courtesy of jumpingfrog.com
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The Susquehanna Path stretched from present day Harrisburg (then known as Paxtang) to Sunbury (then known as Shamokin). This path was used readily by Colonel William Clapham’s regiment in July of 1756 when they traveled north to Shamokin to build Fort Augusta. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that the Susquehanna Path ran along the west shore of the Susquehanna, connecting the mouth of the Conodoguinet near Lemoyne to the Juniata mouth near Juniata.
The Susquehanna Path is now followed by U.S. 22 from Harrisburg to Amity Hall and by U.S. 11 and U.S. 15 from Lemoyne to Sunbury.
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