The sculptural bust of Captain John Carlton, ca. 1786, owned by the York County History Center, is a keystone object through which to dissect the intersectionality of historical place on the Susquehanna River and how Indigenous representation in south-central Pennsylvania identity is both present and absent. For decades, the intriguing bust of Carlton—carved by master clockmaker John Fisher—was displayed in the YCHC…
by Laura Macaluso
American Historical Review
Volume 131, Issue 2, June 2026
