Pocono Lake near Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Battle of Locust Ridge

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, September 3, 2016

1. The Battle of Locust Ridge Marker

Inscription.
On August 2, 1784, a battle was fought here in the 3rd Yankee-Pennamite War. After a brutal winter, the Yankee Settlers were forcibly pushed from their homes in the Wyoming Valley by the Pennsylvania Militia. As a result, a battle of the campaign to rid the region of Connecticut settlers was fought. The grave of Jacob Everett, the only mortally wounded casualty of the battle, is located nearby on the ridge.

Erected 2016 by Arrowhead Lake Community Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Tobyhanna Township History Tour series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1784.

Location. 41° 7.904′ N, 75° 33.255′ W. Marker is near Tobyhanna Township, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Pocono Lake. It is on Slutter Road (Local Road T630) north of Locust Riadge Road (Local Road 4003), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pocono Lake PA 18347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

and in

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Locust Ridge School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eschenbach Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Wagner's Tree Farm (approx. 1.7 miles away); William Henry Christman (approx. 2½ miles away); The Great Swamp (approx. 2.6 miles away); Agriculture (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jacob Blakeslee, Jr. (approx. 3.2 miles away); The First Schoolhouse (approx. 3.3 miles away).

Also see . . . "The Battle of Locust Ridge Dedication Site". (Submitted on September 14, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, September 3, 2016

2. The Battle of Locust Ridge Marker

The Battle of Locust Ridge Site. (Date on photo is incorrect.) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rick Bodenschatz, circa Early 1900

3. The Battle of Locust Ridge Site. (Date on photo is incorrect.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2016, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,746 times since then and 162 times this year. Last updated on July 9, 2026, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 12, 2016, by Rick Bodenschatz of Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.