Asylum Township near Wysox in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Durell

— Wysox-4 —

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024

1. Durell Marker

Inscription.

Named for
Stephen Durell
Huguenot Pioneer
Founded 1789

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 41° 43.518′ N, 76° 22.063′ W. Marker is near Wysox, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. It is in Asylum Township. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 187 and Liberty Corners Road (County Route 2030), on the left when traveling north on Pennsylvania Route 187. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8237 Liberty Corners Rd, Towanda PA 18848, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Sullivan Expedition (approx. 2 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sullivan's March (approx. 2.8 miles away); Asylum (approx. 2.9 miles away); LaPorte Family Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Asylum (approx. 3.1 miles away); Museum Cabin (approx. 3.1 miles away); Smoke House (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wysox.

More about this marker. The original marker was badly damaged; replacement marker made by Spring City Electrical Foundry, Spring City PA.

Regarding Durell. The "Wysox – 4" at top of marker is not a number, it is the distance to the next keystone marker, hence an early highway route sign.

Also see . . . Durell (Wysox – 4) – Historic & New Marker. (Submitted on December 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2024

2. Durell Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.