Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel Jacob Stroud

September 19, 2005

1. Colonel Jacob Stroud Marker

Inscription. Colonel Jacob Stroud is buried in this graveyard, originally the cemetery of the Mission of Dansbury. Begun by the Monrovian Brethren in 1743, the chapel destroyed in the Indian uprising of 1755 was erected in 1753 under the leadership of Daniel Brodhead who settled on-half mile to the east in 1736. The members of the mission in 1747 were Daniel and Esther Brodhead, John and Catharine Hillman, Joseph and Helen Haines, Francis and Rebecca Jones, William and Mary Clark, Edward and Catharine Holley, John and Hannah McMichael, George and Mary Salathe, Daniel Roberts, John Baker.

Erected 1931 by Monroe County Historical Society and The Pennsylvania Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.

Location. 40° 59.405′ N, 75° 11.256′ W. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 209), on the right when traveling north. At entrance to cementery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 Main Street, Stroudsburg PA 18360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pocono Mountains

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col. Jacob Stroud (here, next to this marker); Dansbury Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Little Bethel" AME Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); McMichaels Creek (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stroudsburg United Methodist Church World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); J. J. Newberry Company Stores (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Penn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stroudsburg.

More about this marker. Brass plaque on granite marker.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Colonel Jacob Stroud. Information about the life of Stroudsburg's founder. (Submitted on May 5, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Brass Plaque on Granite image. Click for full size.

September 19, 2005

2. Brass Plaque on Granite

Marker as seen from the street, near the gates of the old cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, April 7, 2021

3. Marker as seen from the street, near the gates of the old cemetery

Danbury Mission Cemetery image. Click for full size.

September 19, 2005

4. Danbury Mission Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2005. This page has been viewed 3,093 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on November 14, 2010. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2005. 3. submitted on April 7, 2021, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on November 11, 2005.