Shackamaxon

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Shackamaxon was a village inhabited by Delaware (Lenape) Indians, located in what are now the borders of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1682, William Penn reportedly signed a treaty with the leaders of the Delaware village – although this treaty cannot be conclusively authenticated – under an ancient elm tree, which blew down in a storm in 1810. Shackamaxon would later become part of the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The supposed treaty has been immortalized in several works of art and was mentioned by Voltaire.

The Shackamaxon treaty is mentioned on several sites, such as [Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission] and [a biography of William Penn]

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