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

Mountain Top

Founded 1798

— Ashley - 3 —

Mountain Top Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025

1. Mountain Top Marker

Inscription.

So named from location
on mountain top

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 41° 10.461′ N, 75° 52.8′ W. Marker is in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Mountain Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 309) north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 North Mountain Boulevard, Mountain Top PA 18707, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Railroaders of [the] Mountain Top Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank and Adeline Orloski (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mount Joe Palooka (approx. 1.6 miles away); Third Ward War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Huber Coal Breaker (approx. 2.7 miles away); Michael Dziak (approx. 2.7 miles away); Huber Breaker-Anthracite Coal Region Miners Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Top.

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The "Ashley - 3" means that the borough of Ashley is three miles distant, the next sizeable settlement on the road, important to know during the early years of auto travel.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 24, 2025

2. Mountain Top Marker

Looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 45 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.