| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Shawnee-on-Delaware — Nicholas Depuy |
| | First known settler in this region, 1727. His home, stockaded and garrisoned, became Fort Depuy of the French and Indian War, after 1755. — Map (db m26) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — Col. Jacob Stroud |
| | In Memory of
Col. Jacob Stroud,
Born 1735, Died 1806,
Founder of Stroudsburg;
his son Daniel, appointed by his father as his successor to the Lordship of Stroudsburg; and the Revolutionary Soldiers buried herein. — Map (db m22) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — Colonel Jacob Stroud |
| | Colonel Jacob Stroud is buried in this graveyard,
originally the cemetery of the Mission of Dansbury.
Begun by the Monrovian Bretheren in 1743, the chapel destroyed in the Indian uprising of 1755 was erected in 1753 under the leadership of Daniel Brodhead who settled on-half mile to the east in 1736.
The members of the mission in 1747 were Daniel and Esther Broadhead, John and Catharine Hillman, Joseph and Helen Haines, Francis and Rebecca Jones, William and Mary Clark, Edward and Catharine . . . — Map (db m23) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — 396C — Dansbury Mission |
| | Erected about 1744, by Daniel Broodhead, for use by Monrovian missionaries. Destroyed by the Indians in 1755, during the French and Indian War. The site adjoined the present cementery. — Map (db m24) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — Fort Hamilton |
| | Built at direction of Benjamin Franklin. Named after James Hamilton, a member of the Governor's Council. Stood NW of here, garrisoned 1755-57, one of a chain of forts later replaced by Fort Penn. Abandoned in 1757. — Map (db m28) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — Fort Hamilton |
| | One of a chain of frontier forts of the Province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War. Erected under the direction of Benjamin Franklin. Stood hard-by to the rear extending across Ninth Street. Built in January 1756 by Captain Levi Trump and garrisoned by Captain John Craig and 41 men. Later commanded by Captain Nicholas Weatherhold who on April 7, 1757 was succeeded by Captain John Van Etten and upon his death in the month of July Lieutenant James Hyndshaw was placed in command. — Map (db m29) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — Fort Penn |
| | Named for Governor John Penn, and replacing Fort Hamilton, the fort stood nearby. In 1763, it was garrisoned by Provincial troops. Later it served as refuge from attacks following the Battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. — Map (db m30) |
| Pennsylvania (Monroe County), Stroudsburg — McMichaels Creek |
| | An important part of early Stroudsburg. About 1853, Ephram Culver built a grist mill, only to see it burned by Indians. Later, more mills were built. Many were destroyed by floods. The present dam, believed to be built before 1884, diverted water to mills and factories along lower Main Street via a mill race which has long since been buried. Sept 1982 — Map (db m27) |
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