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

Luzerne County Liberty Tree

The Liberty Tree Project

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2025

1. Luzerne County Liberty Tree Marker

Inscription.

America250PA, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Freemasons, plants this certified Liberty Tree in commemoration of the original Liberty Trees, which were gathering places for Sons of Liberty during the American Revolutionary War. Ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary in 2026, one tree will be planted in each of the 67 counties.

Erected 2025 by America250PA, Pennsylvania Freemasons, and Luzerne County Tourism.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 41° 18.322′ N, 75° 50.709′ W. Marker is in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) south of Susquehanna Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker and tree are on the Wyoming Monument grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wyoming PA 18644, 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: Battle of Wyoming (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hancock Civil War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); War Memorial

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); The Bloody Rock (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wyoming.

Also see . . . The Liberty Tree Project. (Submitted on September 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Luzerne County Liberty Tree and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2025

2. Luzerne County Liberty Tree and Marker

Wyoming Monument partially obscured in background

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 50 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 29, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.