Nemacolin
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Nemacolin was a prominent Delaware (Lenape) chief and guide in the 18th century, known for helping to blaze a key route through the Allegheny Mountains that later became part of the National Road.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lenape chief
ⓘ
Native American leader ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| approximateActivityEnd | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| approximateActivityStart | early 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Delaware people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenape people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Thomas Cresap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial surveyors ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Allegheny Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Delaware
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
guide for westward expansion routes
ⓘ
mediator between Native Americans and European colonists ⓘ |
| influenced | development of transportation routes in the mid-Atlantic colonies ⓘ |
| knownForRoute |
Nemacolin’s Path
NERFINISHED
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trail over the Allegheny Mountains later used by the National Road ⓘ |
| language | Lenape language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
name used for places in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
remembered in regional history of the National Road ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to the route that became part of the National Road
ⓘ
guiding colonial surveyors and settlers ⓘ helping to blaze a route through the Allegheny Mountains ⓘ |
| occupation |
chief
ⓘ
guide ⓘ |
| partOf | Lenape leadership ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
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