Smithfield Township near Shawnee on Delaware in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Nicholas Depuy

September 20, 2005

1. Nicholas Depuy Marker

Inscription. First known settler in this region, 1727. His home, stockaded and garrisoned, became Fort Depuy of the French and Indian War, after 1755.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1727.

Location. 41° 0.801′ N, 75° 6.444′ W. Marker is near Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Smithfield Township. It is on River Road near DePuy Drive, on the left when traveling north. From Interstate 80 take US 209 North about 1.5 miles. Right on Buttermilk Falls Road. Shawnee Road ends on River Road. Turn left. Marker is 0.9 miles on the left. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1131 Shawnee Church Rd, East Stroudsburg PA 18301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It

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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: World Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Worthington Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nicholas DuPuy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sunfish Pond (approx. 1.7 miles away in New Jersey); Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site (approx. 2 miles away); The Trepp Lodge (approx. 2.2 miles away); Shawnee Mountain (approx. 2.3 miles away); Smithfield Church (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shawnee on Delaware.

Regarding Nicholas Depuy. Fort Depuy is a few hundred yards away from the marker, on Depuy Drive. It is private property.

Additional keywords. Alternate spelling: Nicholas DuPui

Looking South on River Road image. Click for full size.

September 20, 2005

2. Looking South on River Road

Marker is in the distance. Depuy Drive is the next left.

September 20, 2005

3. Fort Depuy

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2005, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,868 times since then and 117 times this year. Last updated on July 27, 2017, by Peter Sauvigne of Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2005. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.