Saucunk
Localité disparue · États-Unis
- Abandonné
- inconnu
- Fondé
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordonnées
- 40.703, -80.283
Pourquoi abandonné
📉 Déclin économique
Détecté automatiquement d’après le texte : Saucunk was abandoned after the Battle of Bushy Run in 1763.
Histoire
Saucunk or Sawcunk was a town established by the Lenape and Shawnees. It was the site of a Catholic mission and was visited by Conrad Weiser, Christian Frederick Post and George Croghan. The Lenape chiefs Tamaqua, Pisquetomen, Captain Jacobs and Shingas all lived there temporarily. Saucunk was abandoned after the Battle of Bushy Run in 1763.
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