spanish hill hill located borough pennsylvania hill controversial historians archaeologists opinions origin structures found site vary created early farmers remnants native american village site similarity description found account settlement called area hill vicinity previously occupied common site amateur professional hunting source remains unknown theories proposed origin geography visited route canada described hill mountain shape sugar feet high level remains perpendicular remaining indicating ditch individual visiting hill described remains wall runs exactly deep ditch running round summit created sketch including portions visible time longer extant enlisted assistance longtime local resident claimed remember fortifications consisting embankment trench giving height feet inside addition discovered site pronounced corn according surveyor historian active area early twentieth century topography size site appropriate correspond description described town populated approximately warriors individuals total described dwellings fortifications similar utilized people clark conclusions based surveys conducted site observed believed fortifications atop hill amateur archaeologist conducted excavation base hill described seventy extending east west huge animal history originally created glaciers comprises approximately acres earth site located elevation feet sea level rises approximately feet nearby hill located pennsylvania south state border new_york inside territory occupied people acknowledged studied historians archaeologists years source unknown individuals traveling area described spanish feature hill earliest settlers region report local native americans referred hill sent area meet native american tribes hope finding assistance fight allied people voyage recorded town called meaning big tree according subsequently included map published early nineteenth century native american man lived area near reportedly refused ascend fear deadly spirit lived according man spirit spoke voice holes indians bodies archaeologist suggested reference cannon musket fire early twentieth century archaeological historical research conducted potential connection structures described hill surveying area spring fall archaeologist discovered evidence native american including shell corn flint chips historian archaeologist survey site determined impossible site town described cited sharp ascension difficult lack water archaeological evidence hill evidence having location speculation site village countered found interest area following archaeological survey historian suggests prior excavations conducted early twentieth century archaeologist years heavy farming activity area contributed lack artifacts found griffin expedition wrote information known eliminate spanish hill possible site related nation researchers site popular location archaeological excavations amateur collecting according looted finds likely sold collectors addition area heavily collectors approximately early nineteenth century october pennsylvania dedicated memorial honor arrival present day border pennsylvania later sculpture artist depicted hill mural entitled spanish hill early inhabitants vicinity display branch nearby new_york hill nearly demolished highway fill efforts reportedly halted lobbying local amateur archaeologist
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