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

Connecticut Settlement

Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 16, 2009

1. Connecticut Settlement Marker

Inscription. The first Connecticut settlement on their Susquehanna Purchase, 1762. Following its destruction by Indians on Oct. 15, 1763, no further settlements were made until 1769.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.

Location. 41° 15.368′ N, 75° 52.197′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on River Road, on the right when traveling north. This marker is at the site of the Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilkes Barre PA 18702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Wyoming Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Early Settlers and War Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Henry Brown (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Rev. Jacob Johnson, A.M. (about 600 feet away); Frederick and Georgia Post Johnson (about 600 feet away); Isaac S. Osterhout (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Joseph Davis and Lieutenant William Jones

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(approx. ¼ mile away); First Permanent Settlement in the Wyoming Valley (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . . Connecticut Settlement - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Dominic Deeble

2. Connecticut Settlement Marker

Photographed by Michael Beatty, May 16, 2009

3. Connecticut Settlement Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,510 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Carolyn Martienssen of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.