An Address By HENRY W. SHOEMAKER At Dedication of Marker Nittany Furnace, Near State College, Pa. October 30, 1922 Tribune Press printer deco Altoona...

An Address by Henry W. Shoemaker Dr. Sparks, Dean Watts, Ladies and Gentlemen : Probably the first attempts at marking historic spots in Pennsylvania were made by the Indians many centuries ago. We of today are merely followers in their footsteps. Two of the most conspicuous examples are the hieroglyphic rocks on the Allegheny River, near Franklin, formerly called “Venango”, in Venango County, and the so-called Picture Rocks on Muncy Creek, in Lycoming County. Both were said to commemorate milit