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

Daniel Brodhead

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Daniel Brodhead Marker

Inscription. Settled here about 1738. Founder of the town, first called Dansbury. Lived here until 1755. His son Daniel became a Revolutionary War leader and later the State Surveyor General.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 40° 59.545′ N, 75° 10.43′ W. Marker is in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on East Brown Street. The marker is located on the side walk of the Pocono Medical Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Stroudsburg PA 18301, 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: Alma Mater Statue (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gertrude Mary Smith Boddle (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dansbury Mission (approx. 0.7 miles away); Col. Jacob Stroud (approx. ¾ mile away); Colonel Jacob Stroud

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(approx. ¾ mile away); "Little Bethel" AME Church (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Stroudsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. RR Signal Tower (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

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

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Daniel Brodhead Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 996 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.