Providence in Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Honor of Revolutionary War Patriot Isaac Tripp
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 21, 2026
1. Revolutionary War Patriot Isaac Tripp Marker
Isaac Tripp, born circa 1700 in Rhode Island, was one of the first settlers in what is today Scranton. A proprietor of the Susquehanna Company, he purchased land in Providence section of Capouse Meadows. The first Tripp homestead is believed to have been built near this site about 1771. He was a member of the legislature in 1777. In 1778 the British put a bounty on Isaac Tripp, a Quaker and American patriot. He lost his life in December of that year when he was shot and scalped near the Wilkes Barre fort.
Marker placed 19 April 2026
Erected 2026 by Scranton City Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.
Location. 41° 25.584′ N, 75° 40.195′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Providence. It is on Main Avenue north of Bedford Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. 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: The Tripp House (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Tripp House (a few steps from this marker); Miners and Laborers Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Capoose (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reddington Field (approx. Ό mile away); Weston Field and Field House (approx. Ό mile away); Owen Kilcullen (approx. half a mile away); Right Reverend William O'Hara, D.D. (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 21, 2026
2. Revolutionary War Patriot Isaac Tripp Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
