Saucunk
Insediamento scomparso · Stati Uniti
- Abbandonato
- sconosciuto
- Fondato
- —
- Popolazione
- —
- Coordinate
- 40.703, -80.283
Perché è stato abbandonato
📉 Declino economico
Rilevato automaticamente dal testo: Saucunk was abandoned after the Battle of Bushy Run in 1763.
Storia
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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