Forty Fort in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Denison House
Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009
1. Denison House Marker
Built in 1790, home of Col. Nathan Denison, Revolutionary Officer and Luzerne County Judge.
Erected 1972 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Notable Buildings • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
Location. 41° 17.899′ N, 75° 51.744′ W. Marker is in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Wyoming Avenue near Denison Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35 Denison Street, Kingston PA 18704, 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: Andrew Lawrence American Legion Post 644 World War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War II and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Morgan Recreation Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Forty Fort Cemetery Lost Graves Memorial (approx. one mile away); Luzerne County Liberty Tree (approx. one mile away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. one mile away).
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Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009
2. Denison House
Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 11, 2009
3. Denison House History
A brief history of Nathaniel and Betsy Denison
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
4. Denison Family Grave Marker in Forty Fort Cemetery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
5. Colonel Nathan Denison Grave Marker in Forty Fort Cemetery
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017
6. Denison Family Monument in Forty Fort Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,362 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 10, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
