The relevant section of the treaty reads: • "from thence" (
Kittanning) "a direct Line to the nearest Fork of the west branch of
Susquehanna" This line was not clearly defined until in a meeting between Indian and Pennsylvania representatives in 1773 at the well-known "Canoe Place" or upper limit of canoe navigation on the Susquehanna at its confluence with Cush Cushion Creek at present-day
Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania. This was agreed to as the "nearest point" of the treaty. This became the tri-point between present-day
Clearfield,
Cambria, and
Indiana counties, although the borough of
Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania was later included entirely in
Indiana for convenience. The line is still a boundary through most of its length: in
Armstrong County running ESE from Kittanning it separates the townships of Rayburn and Valley (north) from Manor and Kittanning (south). There is gap through the town of Cowanshannock, but at the knick point of the boundary between
Armstrong County and
Indiana County the line begins again, separating the
Indiana County townships of South Mahoning, East Mahoning, Grant and Montgomery (north) from Washington, Rayne and Green (south). The hamlet of Purchase Line is on PA 286 in Green township just south of the actual line. == Maps ==