What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 1755
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 14
- Coordinates
- 40.77° N, 77.08° W
- Description
- massacre in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Penn's Creek massacre
Massacre of Pennsylvania settlers during the French and Indian War
The Penn's Creek massacre was an October 16, 1755, raid by the Lenape (Delaware) on a settlement along Penn's Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. It was the first of a series of deadly raids on Pennsylvania settlements by Native Americans allied with the French in the French and Indian War.
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