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WHERE SULLIVAN'S MEN TRAMPED
Trail Along Susquehanna
Both Memorial And Gate
To Beauty
—
100 MILES LONG
Famed for its scenic splendor and
historic significance, the Sullivan
Trail, reaching almost 100 miles from
Wyoming Valley to New York State,
comes close to the idea of a motor-
ist’s heaven. %
Rocky crags and shaded valley's
resounded in 1779 to the trarmp, tramp,
tramp of General Sullivan’s heroic ex-
discordant
symphony of motorists, horns and
tires, the composite parts of the ev-
er-increasing lines of traffic,
Pennsylvania spared no expense in
making the Trail an extraordinary
highway. Beides being a connecting
link between Wiyoming Valley and
Southern New York State, the high-
way was to be one to appeal to ap-
preciative motorists in search of beau-
ty and history.
Governor Pinchot wanted it to be a
great memorial to hig close friend,
President Theodore Roosevelt, but in
response to public demand the high-
way was named in honor of General
Sullivan, who marched in 1779 through
Wilkes-Barre to Athens (Tioga Point)
to conquer rebellious Indians.
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Commemorates Heroism
Starting at Wilkes-Barre, the Trail
passes over the Susquehanna through
suburban communities to W'yominwm
monument, and shares in the com-
memoration of the heroism of settlers
who participated in the Battle of
Wyoming in 1778, when Indian fury
ran rampant and left tragedy and des-
pair in its path.
At Pittston, seven miles from
Wilkes-Barre, the motorist sights the
Susquehanna again, flowing placidly
in the shadow of Campbell's Ledge, a
bare rock jutting out from a cliff 600
feet above the highway.
Campbell’s Ledge, known once as
Dial Rock, made an accurate timepiece
for the Indians, who knew that it was
noon when the sun touched the side of
the ledge.
There is doubt that the poet Camp-
bell lived in Wyoming but it is note-
worthy that his name has been given
to the widely-known landmark. Tra-
dition says that a Captain Campbell
rode his horse to death over the cliff
rather than to suffer the primitive
justice of the Indians who were chas-
ing.
Rafts Long Gone
Tens of thousands of rafts once float-
ed down the Susquehanna here,bound
for Wilkes-Barre and points beyond.
As early as 1796, thirty rafts travelled.
by this point. By 1854 the number
had increased to 552 and in 1827, dur-
ng a five-week freshet, 1,030.
During a four-week period of high
water in 1849 as 'mnany as 2,240 rafts
and 268 arks passed down the river.
Today even a small raft is a curiosity.
To the North is Falls. There Falls
creek, outlet of Lake Winola, forms
Buttermilk Falls, a series of beautiful
cascades which may be viewed by tak-
ing a short side trip from the trail.
Tunkhannock, the Indians’ “joining
of waters,” is the county seat of Wyo-
ming County, nestled between two
mountains where the Tunkhannock
Creek joins the Susquehanna. On one
side of the town is Avery Mountain,
650 feet high. Across the valley is
Miller, towering 1,150 feet in the air,
one of the highest mountains in the
State.
The attractive, shaded streets of
Tunkhannock, formerly named Put-
nam, in tribute to General Putnam,
Revolutionary hero, are one of the
most beautiful sights along the Trail.
Past Tunkhannock is Meshoppen,
name of whichis taken from the In-
dian meaning “stone meating house.”
Twenty-five miles from Tunkhannock,
across the Wyoming County line, is
Wyalusing.
Site of Early Mission
At Wiyalusing in 1756, Moravians es-
tablished a mission among the Indians,
living with them until 1772, when,
after the signing of the Treaty of
Fort Stanwix to protect settlers of the
region, the Moravians moved to West-
ern Pennsylvania and Ohio. Two hun-
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THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1937
SYMPHONY OF MOTORS RESOUNDS
SUSQUEHANNA’S MAJESTIC 8S WEEP FILLS
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CAMERA’S EYE
two caravans which made the dan-
gerous journey One company went by
water, the other overland.
A short distance above Wyalusing
the motorist reaches one of the Trail's
proudest spots. The highway climbs
slowly to a high plateau overlooking
the Susquehanna River and hundreds
of acres of cultivated farm land.
Dwarfed by the magnificance of the
‘scene, the tourist stands silent, hum-
bled by the awe-inspiring view.
Beyond Wolyalusing, on a similar
height, lies Azilum or Asilum, one of
the towns bearing the French narmes
reminiscent of the failure of French
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refugees from the Revolution, to set-
tle in the vicinity in 1793. LaPorte, in
Sullivan County, ig another town bear-
ing a French name as a result of that
effort.
This unusual view shows the Indian-named River of Many isles as it rounds a bend of neat farmland. Such
views are common along the Sullivan Trail,
Past Asylum lies Wysox, Standing
Stone and The Narrows of the Sus-
quehanna. Standing Stone was so
named because of the high rock rising
from the river. Once the stone was
a landmark for Indians and settlers.
Until a few years ago, ferries crossed
the river there. :
Towanda, on along the trail, has
interest for the historian, not only
because its name ,meaning “Here Our
Great Dead are Buried” gives evidence
of Indian lore, but because in the cem-
etery is buried David Wilmot, farned
author of the historic Wilmot Proviso,
which. concerned territory secured by
the United States in the Mexican War.
Carved in stone above Wilmot's
grave are the famed words: “Neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude
shall exist in any part of said terri-
tory, except for crime, whereof the
party shall first be duly convicted.”
Home of Queen Esther
Famous center of Indian trails was
Tioga Point, now Athens. There In-
dians held their councils and near
there, legend says, Queen Esther,
known for her cruelty during the
Wyoming Massacre, lived.
Nature has outdone herself in the
sections through which the Trail pass-
es. The Trail stands primarily as a
monument to Sullivan's heroes but it
is even more an “open sesame” to the "
inspiring natural beauty whiche is
making Northeastern Pennsylvania an
important objective ror tourists.
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