Blakeslee in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 9, 2017

1. Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike Marker

Inscription. A privately-owned toll road was chartered in 1803 and completed by 1816. It followed the course of today’s route 115 in our township, with tollgates about every 17-miles. Grain from the Wyoming Valley, lumber from the Poconos, and building plaster from NY State all moved on the turnpike, as did stagecoaches with US Mail. By 1860, railroads were the preferred mode for moving freight, causing the turnpike to become a public road.

Erected 2017 by Historical Association of Tobyhanna Township.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list.

Location. 41° 5.394′ N, 75° 35.361′ W. Marker is in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on PA Route 115 (Pennsylvania Route 115) half a mile south of PA Route 940 ( Route 940), on the left when traveling south. Next to carwash. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5636 PA Route 115, Blakeslee PA 18610, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blakeslee Community Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blakeslee United Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First Schoolhouse

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(approx. half a mile away); Harrison Amusement Park (approx. half a mile away); Agriculture (approx. ¾ mile away); Jacob Blakeslee, Jr. (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Great Swamp (approx. 1.8 miles away); Locust Ridge School (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blakeslee.

Also see . . . Easton and Wilkes-Barre Dedication Site. (Submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 9, 2017

2. Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,453 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.