Tobyhanna Township in Pocono Summit in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hungry Hill Monument
1779 - 1943
Photographed by David Lassman, January 4, 2019
1. Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument
So called because of privations suffered by men of 2nd New York and 5th New Jersey Regiments of the Continental Line who encamped here while changing a wilderness trail into a military road to pave the way for Sullivan's Expedition against the Iroquois. An Unknown Soldier of the Revolution lies buried here.
Erected by Monroe County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the The Sullivan-Clinton Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1779.
Location. 41° 6.369′ N, 75° 26.622′ W. Marker is in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Tobyhanna Township. It is on Sullivan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 4004) half a mile south of PA Route 940 ( Route 940). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 135 Sullivan Trail, Pocono Summit PA 18346, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hungry Hill (a few steps from this marker); Wilkes-Barre and Eastern Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); Naomi Pines House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pocono Pines Assembly
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Regarding Hungry Hill Monument. The green metal Hungry Hill historical marker is at the same site.
Also see . . . Hungry Hill Revolutionary War monument undergoing restoration, Pocono Record, 11/08/2007. (Submitted on August 7, 2019.)
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 4, 2019
2. Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 4, 2019
3. Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument & Hungry Hill marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2019. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2019. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
