# The Importance of Marking Historic Spots, an Address

Author: Shoemaker, Henry W. (Henry Wharton), 1880-1958

Genre: Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67367

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## Summary

Probably the first attempts at marking historic spots in Pennsylvania were made by the Indians many centuries ago. We of today are merely followers in their footsteps. Two of the most conspicuous examples are the hieroglyphic rocks on the Allegheny River, near Franklin, formerly called “Venango”, in Venango County, and the so-called Picture Rocks on Muncy Creek, in Lycoming County. Both were said to commemorate military victories, though the rocks on the Allegheny River were chiselled at a much earlier period than the mural paintings of Muncy Creek. The hieroglyphics are crude affairs, but the painting on the “Picture Rocks” were said to be of rare beauty and marvelous coloration. The roc...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-importance-of-marking-historic-spots-an-address-67367/chapters/1/index.md)