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

Sugarloaf Massacre

 
 
Sugarloaf Massacre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., June 11, 2011
1. Sugarloaf Massacre Marker
Inscription. After an unsuccessful attack on Fort Augusta, Indians and Tories surprise a detachment of Northumberland Co. militia on Sept. 11, 1780. The site of the massacre is just beyond the town.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1880.
 
Location. 40° 59.274′ N, 76° 3.876′ W. Marker is in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 93 and Hidden Creek Court on State Route 93. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sugarloaf PA 18249, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Conyngham Honor Roll (approx. half a mile away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lehigh-Susquehanna Tollgate Replica (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named The Sugarloaf Massacre (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sugarloaf Valley World War II Honor Roll
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Alvan Markle and Highacres (approx. 1.7 miles away); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  MarkerQuest - Sugarloaf Massacre. (Submitted on February 7, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Sugarloaf Massacre Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin W., June 11, 2011
2. Sugarloaf Massacre Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,331 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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