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

Fort Norris

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Fort Norris Marker

Inscription. Erected 1756 one mile southeast across Pohopoco Creek, one of line of frontier forts built under the direction of James Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin. Commanded successively by Captain Jacob Orndt, “an excellent officer”, Capt. Reynolds and Lieut. Encell, located strategically for guarding the settlers north of the Blue Mountains during the French and Indian War.

Erected 1945 by Monroe County Historical Society.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian.

Location. 40° 54.14′ N, 75° 29.441′ W. Memorial is in Kresgeville, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on Interchange Road (US 209). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Kresgeville PA 18333, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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,

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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).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Fort Norris Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

3. Fort Norris Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 705 times since then and 34 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.