Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Summerfield Staples
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2022
1. John Summerfield Staples Marker
Civil War
Aug 15 1845
Jan 11 1888
2 Reg DC Vols
Representative
Recruit for
President
Abraham Lincoln
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1888.
Location. 40° 58.849′ N, 75° 12.101′ W. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It can be reached from Ed Christine Drive. Marker is in Stroudsburg Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1103 Dreher Avenue, Stroudsburg PA 18360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alberta Ellen Bachman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named John Summerfield Staples (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stroudsburg High School War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stroud Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort Hamilton (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Hamilton (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Stroud Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Friends Burial Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroudsburg.
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Also see . . . John Summerfield Staples and Abraham Lincoln (Monroe County Historical Association, 2007). (Submitted on November 28, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 17, 2022
2. John Summerfield Staples Marker
It’s the nearest marker with a US flag.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
