Tioga Point, Pennsylvania

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Tioga Point, Pennsylvania is a historic settlement in northeastern Pennsylvania, now part of Athens in Bradford County, known for its early frontier significance at the confluence of the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers.

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Tioga Point, Pennsylvania canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former populated place ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ
associatedWith Chemung River valley ⓘ
linked to: Chemung River

Susquehanna River system ⓘ
category Former populated places in Pennsylvania ⓘ
Geography of Bradford County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Historic settlements in Pennsylvania ⓘ
History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasGeographicFeature river confluence ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Native American–European contact zone ⓘ
early American frontier ⓘ
strategic transportation and trade location ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Tioga (Iroquoian word often interpreted as meaning "at the forks" or "meeting of waters") ⓘ
historicalEra 18th century American frontier ⓘ
19th century Pennsylvania history ⓘ
locatedAtConfluenceOf Chemung River ⓘ
Susquehanna River ⓘ
locatedIn Athens ⓘ
Bradford County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
Northern Tier of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Susquehanna River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Susquehanna Valley

United States ⓘ
locatedOn Chemung River ⓘ
Susquehanna River ⓘ
near New York–Pennsylvania border ⓘ
Sayre, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Waverly, New York ⓘ
nowPartOf Athens, Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Athens Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Athens, Pennsylvania ⓘ
region Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
usedFor frontier trading ⓘ
military movements on the frontier ⓘ
river transportation ⓘ

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Joshua R. Giddings → place of birth → Tioga Point, Pennsylvania ⓘ