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Teedyuscung was a casualty of the peace that brought about the end of the French and Indian War in Pennsylvania. The colonists agreed to pull back from settlements in the Ohio country in exchange for peace east of the Appalachians.
The FOW is continually active in caring for the statue. Tedyuscung remains one of the favorite destinations for visitors to the park. For those not up to climbing to the statue on the White Trail, there is a sign on Forbidden Drive beneath the statue, just north of the Rex Avenue Bridge.
“Teedyuscung” I questioned, “the same man who from 1756 to 1763 fought for the Lenni Lenape’s sovereignty and their right to a homeland in Pennsylvania?” I wondered.
Jun 8, 2019 · Teedyuscung was known by the whites as the King of the Delawares because of his unusual abilities and influence among the Indians in the Lehigh, Susquehanna and Delaware River valleys. He was the son of Capt. Harris and was a broom-maker.
“Teedyuscung, a Man, a Statue” examines, specifically, Native American statue and monument commemorations. I begin with the Tedyuscung Statue in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley. In examining this statue and story surrounding it, I ask: Who does this statue represent?
Teedyuscung was murdered by arsonists in the night of April 19, 1763. This marked the beginning of the end of the Lenape presence in Pennsylvania. Teedyuscung's son Chief Bull conducted a raid on the Wyoming Valley that was part of a greater Indian uprising.
Dec 30, 1999 · Teedyuscung, chief of the Lenni Lenapi and nine other Delaware Indian tribes, was a name that struck fear into the hearts of the Moravian settlers at New Gnadenhuetten, now Weissport, from 1754...
