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

Dansbury Mission

September 19, 2005

1. Dansbury Mission Marker

Inscription. Erected about 1744, by Daniel Brodhead, for use by Monrovian missionaries. Destroyed by the Indians in 1755, during the French and Indian War. The site adjoined the present cemetery.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. (Marker Number 396C.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1744.

Location. 40° 59.424′ N, 75° 11.249′ W. Marker is in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 209), on the right when traveling north. Just past cemetery, outside the walls. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Col. Jacob Stroud (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Jacob Stroud (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. 0.4

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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.

Also see . . .
1. Dansbury Mission - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 13, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. MarkerQuest - Daniel Brodhead and Dansbury Mission. (Submitted on April 19, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

September 19, 2005

2. Dansbury Mission Marker

Danbury Mission Cemetery image. Click for full size.

September 19, 2005

3. Danbury Mission Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2005. This page has been viewed 3,003 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on November 14, 2010. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 12, 2005. 3. submitted on December 22, 2005.