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The English called the Susquehannock "Conestogas," after their main settlement on the Susquehanna River. The Susquehannock were decimated by smallpox, and by long conflicts with European settlers in the Chesapeake Bay region, 1642–52, and the Iroquois to the north, 1658–62. Many of them moved or intermarried with other tribes.
The Akhrakouaeronon or Atrakouaehronon were a subtribe of the Susquehannock. They lived in present-day Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Their principal town was Atrakwaye. On John Smith's map of Susquehannock territory, it is referred to as Quadroque. [1]
The main office is located in Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Susquehannock State Forest is located chiefly in Potter County, with small tracts in McKean and Clinton Counties. The forest is named for the Susquehannocks, a Native American tribe who once lived in the Susquehanna River basin.
Susquehannock (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Native American tribes in Pennsylvania" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The village was occupied from the 1690s to about 1725—well after the collapse of the Susquehannock nation in the 1670s, [2] after which the village moved to different sites within a 414-acre tract. It was an important meeting place between various Native American tribes and Pennsylvania government officials, including William Penn.
The Susquehannock were granted more men, cannons, and ammunition under the conditions of the treaty, in exchange for land. The treaty was signed at a time when Maryland was under Protestant control. The Susquehannock tribe were actively opposed to any form of Protestant or Catholic evangelizing measures. [2] The treaty was renewed in 1661. [3]
Pages in category "Susquehannock" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...