Prompton in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Prompton

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2020

1. Prompton Marker

Inscription. From promptness expected of natives in paying bills. Founded before 1826

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.

Location. 41° 34.948′ N, 75° 19.469′ W. Marker is in Prompton, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is on Station Hill Road (Local Route 444) south of Roosevelt Highway (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prompton PA 18456, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

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

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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Prompton Dam and Reservoir (approx. ¾ mile away); War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Honesdale (approx. 2.7 miles away); David Wilmot (approx. 3 miles away); Veterans Park (approx. 3.2 miles away); Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Prompton Borough PA. (Submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2020

2. Prompton Marker

Lackawaxen River beyond marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 280 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.