Forest City in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forest City

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018

1. Forest City Marker

Inscription. So named being settled in heavy forests. Founded 1864

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 41° 39.745′ N, 75° 28.004′ W. Marker is in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 171), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest City PA 18421, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stillwater Lake (approx. 2.6 miles away); Township Pioneers and Founders and Ministers of the Clinton Baptist Church (approx. 3½ miles away); Monkey Run Park (approx. 4.7 miles away); Simpson, Lackawanna County, Pa. (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest City.

Also see . . .
1. Forest City, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Forest City Area Historical Society. Website homepage (Submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018

2. Forest City Marker

Looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 502 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.