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

Pittston Fort

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

1. Pittston Fort Marker

Inscription. Erection begun 1722, by Connecticut proprietors. Forced to surrender to the British, July 4, 1778, and partially destroyed. Restored 1780, and used until after the end of the Revolutionary War.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1997.

Location. 41° 19.771′ N, 75° 47.251′ W. Marker is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Parsonage Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittston PA 18640, 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 walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Pittston Fort (here, next to this marker); Jenkins Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Jenkins' Fort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sam Miceli Veterans' Memorial Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Greater Pittston Coal Miner (approx. 0.3 miles away); 1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Frank DePrimo

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Our Hometown Heroes (approx. 0.4 miles away); Corporal Dale Justin Kridlo (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittston.

Also see . . . Location of Fort Pittston. Section from the Report of the Commission to locate the site of Frontier Forts. (Submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Pittston Fort State and DAR Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, July 25, 2008

2. Pittston Fort State and DAR Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 3,185 times since then and 117 times this year. Last updated on May 9, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.