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

Dutch Settlers

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

1. Dutch Settlers Marker

Inscription. First European settlers in this region were Dutch who came over the "Old Mine Road," traveling from the Hudson to the Delaware. Crossing at Walpack Bend, they then used this road, oldest in Monroe County.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 41° 3.882′ N, 75° 1.072′ W. Marker is in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is on River Road (CR 2028). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Stroudsburg PA 18302, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Hyndshaw (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (approx. 1.9 miles away); Village of Bushkill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old Mine Road (approx. 1.9 miles away in New Jersey); Delaware Water Gap

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); This National Park Is Our Home (approx. 3.1 miles away); Wild & Scenic River (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015

2. Dutch Settlers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 932 times since then and 32 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.