Wyoming in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Bloody Rock

Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009

1. The Bloody Rock Marker

Inscription. On the night of July 3, 1778, after the Battle of Wyoming, fourteen or more captive American soldiers were murdered here by a maul wielded by a revengeful Indian woman, traditionally but not certainly identified as "Queen Esther."

Erected 1962.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1882.

Location. 41° 18.485′ N, 75° 49.927′ W. Marker is in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Susquehanna Avenue. Between 7th and 8th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wyoming PA 18644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battlefield of Wyoming (approx. half a mile away); Fort Hancock Civil War Cannon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wyoming Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. 0.7 miles away); Luzerne County Liberty Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyoming.

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Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009

2. The Bloody Rock Marker

This was the original marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1895

Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009

3. The Bloody Rock Marker

Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009

4. The Bloody Rock Marker

Close up of the "ROCK". The grate is there because people were chipping off bits of the rock.

Close -up of The Bloody Rock image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, January 1, 2025

5. Close -up of The Bloody Rock

The Bloody Rock Marker looking east image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, January 1, 2025

6. The Bloody Rock Marker looking east

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 4,078 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 11, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on January 2, 2025, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.