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

Forty Fort Meeting House

 
 
Forty Fort Meeting House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
1. Forty Fort Meeting House Marker
Inscription.

This church was erected
in the year 1804

It was restored in 1922
by the
Luzerne County Committee
of the
Pennsylvania Society
of
Colonial Dames of America
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Placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
November 3, 1988


 
Erected by Luzerne County Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1988.
 
Location. 41° 17.077′ N, 75° 52.347′ W. Marker is in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is on River Street north of Ransom Street, on the right when traveling north. Meeting House is in Forty Fort Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 River Street, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James Bird (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Seminary Presidents' Lost Graves Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured
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in a direct line); Forty Fort (about 300 feet away); Forty Fort Cemetery Lost Graves Memorial (about 400 feet away); What on Earth is a Levee? (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trailing Along (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to the First Residents' Path (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forty Fort.
 
Also see . . .  Forty Fort Meeting House and Cemetery. (Submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Forty Fort Meeting House NRHP Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
2. Forty Fort Meeting House NRHP Marker
Forty Fort Meeting House and Markers image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
3. Forty Fort Meeting House and Markers
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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