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

The Great Swamp

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 11, 2017

1. The Great Swamp Marker

Inscription. The local landscape was formed over 11,000 years ago by the retreating Wisconsin glacier. As the ice melted, it left behind massive boulders and rocks, known as “drift deposits”. This geological event created vast areas of swampy land that made up what is now Tobyhanna Township. Man’s development of the 1800’s has reclaimed much of the swamp, but many parts of it still exist as protected wetlands today.

Erected by Tobyhanna Township Supervisors.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list.

Location. 41° 6.874′ N, 75° 35.915′ W. Marker is in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Burger Road when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 266 Burger Road, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Blakeslee, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Schoolhouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Blakeslee United Methodist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Blakeslee Community Center

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Agriculture (approx. 1.7 miles away); Easton and Wilkes-Barre Turnpike (approx. 1.8 miles away); Harrison Amusement Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Battle of Locust Ridge (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blakeslee.

Also see . . . The Great Swamp Dedication Site. (Submitted on June 27, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, June 11, 2017

2. The Great Swamp Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2017, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,016 times since then and 46 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.