Taylor in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Keyser Creek

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 4, 2013

1. Keyser Creek Marker

Inscription. At this point was established the first white settlement in Lackawanna County. In 1769, Timothy Keys, Solomon Hocksey, Andrew Hickman built homes here. In July, 1778, Keys and others were slain by Indians. The Creek is named for Keys.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1778.

Location. 41° 23.261′ N, 75° 42.288′ W. Marker is in Taylor, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on North Main Street ¼ mile Church Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the south bank of Keyser Creek, between the original North Main Street and realigned North Main Street bridges and the stone culvert over the creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taylor PA 18517, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Parley Hughes (approx. half a mile away); Memorial Fence (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8

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miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ed "Shovels" Kobesky (approx. one mile away); Scranton (approx. one mile away); Rev. John Joseph Endler, C.P. (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taylor.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the marker shown.

Wide view of the Keyser Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by PaulwC3, August 4, 2013

2. Wide view of the Keyser Creek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2013, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.