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]
Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
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A. Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) | west entrance of courthouse at 7th & Monroe Sts., Stroudsburg 40.9872°N -75.195°W | City | Government & Politics 20th Century, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
Colonel Jacob Stroud - PLAQUE | n/a | At cemetery entrance, across from 218 Main St. (Bus. 209), Stroudsburg 40.9898°N -75.1878°W | Plaque | French & Indian War, Military, Native American, Religion | |||||
Daniel Brodhead | E. Brown St. at Pocono Med. Ctr., East Stroudsburg 40.9924°N -75.1738°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century | ||||||
Dansbury Mission | Main St. (Bus. 209) near 2nd, across from #210, Stroudsburg 40.9902°N -75.1876°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Religion | ||||||
Dutch Settlers | 2028 River Rd. (LR 45012), 6.7 miles NE of Shawnee 41.0647°N -75.0179°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration | ||||||
Fort Hamilton | NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (PA 611 & US 209), at Historical Assoc., Stroudsburg 40.9844°N -75.198°W | 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 40.9844°N -75.198°W | Plaque | Forts, French & Indian War, Military | |||||
Fort Hyndshaw | US 209 at Community Dr., SW of Bushkill 41.0861°N -75.0076°W | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
Fort Norris | US 209, .3 mi. N of PA 534, at elementary schl. entrance, Kresgeville 40.9023°N -75.4907°W | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
Fort Penn | 530 Main St. (US 209) across from Stroudsburg U. M. Church, Stroudsburg 40.9861°N -75.1912°W | City | Civil War, Forts, French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
Jacob Stroud (1735-1806) | Municipal Bldg./Fire Station, 7th & Sarah Sts., Stroudsburg 40.9872°N -75.1953°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military | ||||||
John Summerfield Staples (1845-1888) | Main St. at Dreher Ave., across from cemetery at #1060, Stroudsburg 40.983°N -75.2027°W | Roadside | Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military | ||||||
Monroe County | 7th & Monroe Sts. (Mattioli Circle), at courthouse, Stroudsburg 40.9866°N -75.1948°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American | ||||||
Nicholas Depuy | River Rd. (SR 2028), betw. Depuy Rd. & Shawnee Church Rd., .5 mile NE of Shawnee 41.0134°N -75.1072°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
Nicholas Dupuy (1682-1762) - PLAQUE | n/a | River Rd. (SR 2028) & Hollow Rd. (SR 2023), Shawnee 41.0121°N -75.1109°W | Plaque | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Religion | |||||
Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site | River's Edge Park, River Rd., Minisink Hills | Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American | ||||||
Smithfield Church | River Rd. (SR 2028), near Smithfield Beach Access, 3 miles NE of Shawnee 41.0261°N -75.0643°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Brinker's Mill) - PLAQUE | 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 | 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 | 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 41.081°N -75.3737°W | Plaque | American Revolution, Military, Native American | |||||
Sullivan's March | Bus. US 209 just S of 209 split, Sciota 41.0708°N -75.5225°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Native American | ||||||
Sullivan's March | Manor Dr. (PA 611) at Old Mill Rd. (CVS parking lot), Tannersville 41.0399°N -75.306°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military |