Pocono Pines in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument
1779 1943
Photographed By David Lassman, January 4, 2019
1. Hungry Hill Revolutionary War Monument
Inscription.
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.
Sponsored by Monroe County Historical Society . This monument was erected by Monroe County Commissioners. It is in Pocono Pines in Monroe County Pennsylvania
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.
Location. 41° 6.369′ N, 75° 26.622′ W. Marker is in Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. Marker is on Sullivan Trail (Pennsylvania Route 4004) half a mile south of PA Route 940 (Pennsylvania Route 940). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pocono Pines PA 18350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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.
National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, January 4, 2019
4. Hungry Hill marker.
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