The Great Island Path

 
The Great Island Path lead from Shamokin (today, the town of Sunbury) to Lock Haven.

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Eventually I will come back and write about the Great Island, but for, now, I'm just dumping assorted research into one spot where I can find it at a later date.
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According to the Clinton County Historical Society, "Great Island, located about one quarter mile east of Lock Haven in the West Branch of the Susquehanna at the mouth of Bald Eagle Creek, is the most ancient and historic landmark in the vicinity of Old Town. A famous Indian Trail from Shamokin (Sunbury) to Chinklacamoose (Clearfield) ran through it, well-worn and much traveled by many tribes."

On November 8, 1756, Capt. John Hambright, later a citizen of Milton, marched from Fort Augusts on expedition against the Indians of Great Island. - The Miltonian, 1923

"In 1756 when bands of marauding Indians who lived near Great Island had terrorized the settlers, Col. John Hambright with 40 men was sent from Fort Augusta “to attack, burn and destroy villages” and “to kill, scalp and capture” all Indians they found. Apparently they didn’t destroy any Great Island villages, for the Indians there were reported friendly, and villages were standing after this expedition. "

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