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Shikellamy’s Old Town

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On the plain stretching southeast from this ridge stood the Indian village of Shikellamy’s Old Town, visited by Conrad Weiser in 1737 while on his way to Onondaga. In 1745, Shikellamy was appointed vice-regent of the Iroquois Confederacy and made Shamokin (Sunbury) his headquarters.
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