Jenkins Fort Marker

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West Pittston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jenkins Fort

By Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

1. Jenkins Fort Marker

Inscription. This stone marks the site of
"Jenkins Fort"
One of the Revolutionary defenses of
Wyoming against the invasion of the
British, Indians, and Tories.
Constructed - 1776 - Burned - 1778.
Erected by Dial Rock Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution, Oct 12 - 1900.
May the sacrifice and sufferings
of a patriot ancestry be ever
remembered by their descendants.

Erected 1900 by Dial Rock Chapter, Daughers of the American Revolution.

Location. 41° 19.667′ N, 75° 47.577′ W. Marker is in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is at the intersection of Wyoming Street (U.S. 11) and Exeter Avenue (State Highway 92), on the right when traveling west on Wyoming Street. Click for map. Located at the west end of Fort Jenkins Bridge, at a three way intersection of Wyoming, Exeter, and Susquehanna Avenues. Marker is in this post office area: Pittston PA 18643, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Jenkins' Fort (here, next to this marker); Pittston Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Pittston Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Workers in Greater Pittston's Garment Industry (approx. half a mile away); Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins (approx. 0.8 miles away); Twin Shaft Disaster (approx. one mile away); Knox Mine Disaster (approx. 1.3 miles away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. 1.4 miles away).

Jenkins Fort Markers Photo, Click for full size

By Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

2. Jenkins Fort Markers

Also see . . . An Account of the Events at Fort Jenkins. This letter, presented in the Proceedings of the Wyoming Historical and Genealogical Society, from Elisha Harding recounts the events that occurred at the fort in July 1778. (Submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 891 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.