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

Fort Norris

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Fort Norris Marker

Inscription. Built in 1756 by the Province of Pennsylvania. One of a series of frontier defenses erected during the French and Indian War. The site was about a mile distant.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • 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 1756.

Location. 40° 54.14′ N, 75° 29.441′ W. Marker is in Kresgeville, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Interchange Road (US 209). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kresgeville PA 18333, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Fort Norris (here, next to this marker); Roll of Honor (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Roll of Honor (approx. half a mile away); Polk Township Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); World War II Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Christ United Church of Christ (U.C.C.) (approx. 8.4 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial (approx. 9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 9½ miles away).

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MarkerQuest - Fort Norris. (Submitted on October 12, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Fort Norris Marker

This Fort Norris Marker is next to the other Fort Norris Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

3. This Fort Norris Marker is next to the other Fort Norris Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 811 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.