Yellow Breeches Creek, also known as Callapatscink Creek, Callapatschink Creek or Shawnee Creek is a 56.1-mile-long (90.3 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, USA. There is no agreed upon explanation for the name Yellow Breeches Creek, which is found in land warrants as early as 1736.
Fishing in the Boiling Springs Lake tributary to the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs
Covered bridge over the Creek at Messiah College
Peter Chartier (1690—c.1759) was a fur trader of mixed Shawnee and French parentage. Multilingual, he later became a leader and a band chief among the Pekowi Shawnee. As an early advocate for Native American civil rights, he joined other chiefs in opposing the sale and trade of alcohol in indigenous communities in the Province of Pennsylvania. He first tried to limit the sale of rum in Shawnee communities but expanded that effort to other indigenous peoples.
Historical marker in Washington Boro, Pennsylvania, commemorating the life of Peter Chartier's father, Martin Chartier.
1722 woodcut of Native Americans with various western goods that they received in trade for furs.
Fur traders doing business with Native Americans in 1777, with a barrel of rum to the left.
Conference between French and Native American leaders around 1750, by Émile Louis Vernier
