late 19th century, including Beauty of
Hebron, Bliss Triumph, Early Ohio,
Garnet Chili, Green Mountain, King of
the Earlies, Rural New Yorker #2, and
Russet Burbank also contributed to the
dethroning of Neshannock.
It is not known whether Neshannock
was used as a parent of any of the new
varieties; it is not listed as a parent of
the 320 entries in the North American
Potato Variety Inventory. It is now ex-
tinct and probably has no descendants.
Yet it served as a model for subsequent
varieties and has left a glorious history
that cannot be erased.
This is an abridged version of an article
published in American Journal of Potato Re-
search (2021) 98: 344-346. References will
be gladly provided by the author upon request to
hielkede.jong@sympatico.ca. PG
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This historical marker describes the importance
of the Neshannock potato to the history of
the Mid-Atlantic states. It is located at the
intersection of US 19 and SR 1004 (Shaw Rd.)
just south of the Mercer County line in New
Wilmington, Pennsylvania. Used with permission
of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission.
