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

Daniel Brodhead

 
 
Daniel Brodhead Marker image. Click for full size.
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 EraGovernment & PoliticsSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 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. Marker 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.
 
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); Colonel Jacob Stroud (approx. ¾ mile away); Col. Jacob Stroud (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.
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Also see . . .  MarkerQuest - Daniel Brodhead and Dansbury Mission. (Submitted on April 19, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Daniel Brodhead Marker image. Click for full size.
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 470 times since then and 18 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.

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