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List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Monroe County

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Location of Monroe County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Monroe County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Monroe County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 23 historical markers located in Monroe County.[1]

Historical markers

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Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
A. Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) October 13, 2007 west entrance of courthouse at 7th & Monroe Sts., Stroudsburg
40°59′14″N 75°11′42″W / 40.9872°N 75.19498°W / 40.9872; -75.19498 (A. Mitchell Palmer)
City Government & Politics 20th Century, Professions & Vocations
Colonel Jacob Stroud - PLAQUE n/a At cemetery entrance, across from 218 Main St. (Bus. 209), Stroudsburg
40°59′23″N 75°11′16″W / 40.98981°N 75.18782°W / 40.98981; -75.18782 (Colonel Jacob Stroud - PLAQUE)
Plaque French & Indian War, Military, Native American, Religion
Daniel Brodhead August 7, 1947 E. Brown St. at Pocono Med. Ctr., East Stroudsburg
40°59′33″N 75°10′26″W / 40.99242°N 75.17384°W / 40.99242; -75.17384 (Daniel Brodhead)
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Dansbury Mission June 15, 1947 Main St. (Bus. 209) near 2nd, across from #210, Stroudsburg
40°59′25″N 75°11′16″W / 40.99016°N 75.18764°W / 40.99016; -75.18764 (Dansbury Mission)
Roadside Early Settlement, Religion
Dutch Settlers May 12, 2000 2028 River Rd. (LR 45012), 6.7 miles NE of Shawnee
41°03′53″N 75°01′04″W / 41.0647°N 75.01786°W / 41.0647; -75.01786 (Dutch Settlers)
Roadside Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Fort Hamilton October 30, 1967 NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (PA 611 & US 209), at Historical Assoc., Stroudsburg
40°59′04″N 75°11′53″W / 40.98441°N 75.19802°W / 40.98441; -75.19802 (Fort Hamilton)
City Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Hamilton - PLAQUE n/a NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (PA 611 & US 209), at Historical Assoc., Stroudsburg
40°59′04″N 75°11′53″W / 40.98441°N 75.19802°W / 40.98441; -75.19802 (Fort Hamilton - PLAQUE)
Plaque Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Hyndshaw January 7, 1949 US 209 at Community Dr., SW of Bushkill
41°05′10″N 75°00′28″W / 41.08609°N 75.00764°W / 41.08609; -75.00764 (Fort Hyndshaw)
Roadside Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Norris August 2, 1947 US 209, .3 mi. N of PA 534, at elementary schl. entrance, Kresgeville
40°54′08″N 75°29′26″W / 40.90233°N 75.49069°W / 40.90233; -75.49069 (Fort Norris)
Roadside Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Penn May 25, 1967 530 Main St. (US 209) across from Stroudsburg U. M. Church, Stroudsburg
40°59′10″N 75°11′28″W / 40.9861°N 75.19122°W / 40.9861; -75.19122 (Fort Penn)
City Civil War, Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Jacob Stroud (1735-1806) March 19, 1991 Municipal Bldg./Fire Station, 7th & Sarah Sts., Stroudsburg
40°59′14″N 75°11′43″W / 40.98719°N 75.19533°W / 40.98719; -75.19533 (Jacob Stroud)
City American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military
John Summerfield Staples (1845-1888) April 9, 1999 Main St. at Dreher Ave., across from cemetery at #1060, Stroudsburg
40°58′59″N 75°12′10″W / 40.98304°N 75.20271°W / 40.98304; -75.20271 (John Summerfield Staples)
Roadside Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military
Monroe County January 22, 1983 7th & Monroe Sts. (Mattioli Circle), at courthouse, Stroudsburg
40°59′12″N 75°11′41″W / 40.9866°N 75.19476°W / 40.9866; -75.19476 (Monroe County)
City Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
Nicholas Depuy July 30, 1947 River Rd. (SR 2028), betw. Depuy Rd. & Shawnee Church Rd., .5 mile NE of Shawnee
41°00′48″N 75°06′26″W / 41.01338°N 75.10724°W / 41.01338; -75.10724 (Nicholas Depuy)
Roadside Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Military
Nicholas Dupuy (1682-1762) - PLAQUE n/a River Rd. (SR 2028) & Hollow Rd. (SR 2023), Shawnee
41°00′44″N 75°06′39″W / 41.01214°N 75.11094°W / 41.01214; -75.11094 (Nicholas Dupuy 1682-1762 - PLAQUE)
Plaque Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Religion
Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site July 2, 2010 River's Edge Park, River Rd., Minisink Hills
Roadside Early Settlement, Native American
Smithfield Church May 12, 2000 River Rd. (SR 2028), near Smithfield Beach Access, 3 miles NE of Shawnee
41°01′34″N 75°03′51″W / 41.02614°N 75.06427°W / 41.02614; -75.06427 (Smithfield Church)
Roadside Religion
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Brinker's Mill) - PLAQUE 1929 Route 209, ~6 miles SW of Stroudsburg at Sciota
Plaque American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Fort Penn)- PLAQUE 1929 inside historical assoc. at Main & 9th Sts., Stroudsburg
Plaque American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Learned's Tavern)- PLAQUE 1929 Rt. 611 at bridge at Old Mill Rd., Tannersville
Plaque American Revolution, Military, Native American, Inns & Taverns
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (White Oak Run)- PLAQUE n/a Rt. 611 at Sullivan Trail Rd., across from dam and pond, 100 yds fr. E Crescent Lake Rd., 5 miles NE of Tannersville
41°04′52″N 75°22′25″W / 41.081°N 75.37367°W / 41.081; -75.37367 (Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - White Oak Run - PLAQUE)
Plaque American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan's March August 2, 1947 Bus. US 209 just S of 209 split, Sciota
41°04′15″N 75°31′21″W / 41.0708°N 75.5225°W / 41.0708; -75.5225 (Sullivan's March)
Roadside American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan's March August 2, 1947 Manor Dr. (PA 611) at Old Mill Rd. (CVS parking lot), Tannersville
41°02′24″N 75°18′22″W / 41.0399°N 75.30598°W / 41.0399; -75.30598 (Sullivan's March)
Roadside Civil War, Military

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
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