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

David Wilmot

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

1. David Wilmot Marker

Inscription. The author of the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 barring slavery from territory acquired in the Mexican War, was born in this house Jan. 20, 1814. He died at Towanda, March 16, 1868, after a notable career in the State and Nation.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1868.

Location. 41° 36.766′ N, 75° 17.035′ W. Marker is in Bethany, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is on Old Wayne Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 395 Old Wayne Street, Honesdale PA 18431, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: General Edgar Jadwin Dam & Reservoir (approx. 1.2 miles away); "A Bulwark of Protection" (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2½

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miles away); Honesdale (approx. 2½ miles away); Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. David Wilmot - Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 8, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. David Wilmot - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on October 8, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. David Wilmot Marker

David Wilmot House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

3. David Wilmot House

David Wilmot image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

4. David Wilmot

after a lithograph by M.H. Traubel, between 1887 & 1900.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 8, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.