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

Forkston

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— Founded 1830 —

Forkston Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 1, 2026

1. Forkston Marker

Inscription. Named by Ezra White for forks of stream

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 41° 31.712′ N, 76° 7.559′ W. Marker is in Forkston, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. It is on T-302 east of Windy Valley Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tunkhannock PA 18657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unreturned Civil War Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sullivan's March

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(approx. 5.9 miles away); Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (approx. 5.9 miles away); George H. Sterling (approx. 6.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. 7.2 miles away); Colley Union Church (approx. 8.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Keystone Marker Trust. (Submitted on October 11, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 1, 2026

2. Forkston Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 1, 2026

3. Forkston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 11, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.