Pleasant Mount in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jirah Mumford

1792-1916

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

1. Jirah Mumford Marker

Inscription. Erected in memory of Jirah Mumford and his descendants. He was one the first settlers in Wayne County Pennsylvania. It was also marks the place of his settlement in Belmont when he came from Connecticut on March 5, 1792

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 5, 1792.

Location. 41° 44.431′ N, 75° 27.369′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Great Bend Turnpike (PA 371/670) and Belmont and Easton Turnpike on Great Bend Turnpike (PA 371/670). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasant Mount PA 18453, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Meredith (here, next to this marker); Sarah Mary Benjamin (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Samuel Meredith (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stillwater Lake (approx. 3.2 miles away); Forest City (approx. 5.4 miles away); Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel (approx. 6.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Mount.

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Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. Jirah Mumford Marker

Jirah Mumford Marker next to the Samuel Meredith Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

3. Jirah Mumford Marker next to the Samuel Meredith Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 516 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.