Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

McMichaels Creek

September 20, 2005

1. McMichaels Creek Marker

Inscription. An important part of early Stroudsburg. About 1753, Ephraim Culver built a grist mill, only to see it burned by Indians. Later, more mills were built. Many were destroyed by floods. The present dam, believed to be built before 1884, diverted water to mills and factories along lower Main Street via a mill race which has long since been buried.

Erected 1982.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Natural Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1753.

Location. 40° 59.144′ N, 75° 11.448′ W. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Ann Street near Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 191), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 513 Ann St, 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

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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: Stroudsburg United Methodist Church World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Penn (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. J. Newberry Company Stores (about 700 feet away); Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monroe County "Boys in Blue" Honored Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Monroe County World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroudsburg.

McMichaels Creek Dam image. Click for full size.

September 20, 2005

2. McMichaels Creek Dam

The Broad Street bridge is on the upper left.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2005, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 4,169 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on August 2, 2024, by Lori A Kuehn of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2005. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.