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

Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site Marker

Inscription. Nearly 13,000 years old, this location, near the confluence of the Delaware River and Brodhead Creek, is one of the earliest dated Native American sites in the northeastern US. Archaeological investigations uncovered hundreds of stone tools left by the early inhabitants around a series of campfires. Remains of fish and fruit provided evidence of a more diverse diet than expected for the late Ice Age.

Erected 2010 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 59.734′ N, 75° 8.24′ W. Marker is in Minisink Hills, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on River Road (CR 2028). The marker is located in River's Edge Park-Eastern Regional Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Minisink Hills PA 18341, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Waring Drive (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Philip Sousa

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Delaware Water Gap (approx. 1.2 miles away); Nicholas DuPuy (approx. 1.8 miles away); Worthington Hall (approx. 1.8 miles away); Kittatinny Point (approx. 1.8 miles away in New Jersey); World Wars Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site. (Submitted on May 14, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site Marker

Rivers Edge Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

3. Rivers Edge Park

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,073 times since then and 138 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.