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

Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

1. Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker

Inscription. Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicates this monument to the memory of the heroes of 1776, Residents of Wayne County.

Deliverance Adams, John Ainsley, Joseph Ainsley, John Andrews, Jonathan Arnold, Sarah Benjamin, Stephen Bennett, Ephraim Bidwell, James Bigelow, Hezekiah Bingham, Zedekiah Bonham, Henry Brown, John Bunnell, Oliver Calkin, Louis Collins, Henry Curtis, Moses Dean, Capt. Jesse Drake, Thomas Dunn, Abram Frisbee, Sylvanus Gates, Michael Grinnell, John Griswold, Henry Holdren, John Jayne, Jacob Keen, Ephraim Killam, Moses Killam, Zadok Killam, Abel Kimble, Jacob Kimble, John Lassley, Robert Ledyard, Phineas Lester, Gen. Samuel Meredith, Jesse Morgan, Francis Nicholson, Levi Norton, Jeremiah Osgood, John Pellet, Sr., John Pellet, Jr., Reuben Purdy, Solomon Purdy, Elder William Purdy, Jabez Rockwell, Henry Samson, Maj. John H. Schenck , John Shaffer, John W. Smith, Peter Spencer, Asa Stanton, Jason Stanton, Joseph Stearns, William Stone, Aaron Thomas, Moses Thomas, 2nd, Bezaleel Tyler, Silas Tyler, Maj. Theo. Woodbridge, Gideon Woodmansee, Capt. Enos Woodward.

These millstones from Moosic Mountains were used in Colonel Sylvanus Seely’s grist mill at Seelyville in 1811.

Erected 1926 by Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

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This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 41° 34.601′ N, 75° 15.514′ W. Marker is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. Memorial is on Park Street (US 6/ PA 191). This marker is located in Honesdale Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honesdale PA 18431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 1829 Stourbridge Lion (a few steps from this marker); Stourbridge Lion (within shouting distance of this marker); Lackawaxen River (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Stourbridge Lion (within shouting distance of this marker); Snubbing Post (within shouting distance of this marker); Wayne County World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wayne Memorial Hospital (about 400 feet away); The Tallman Bridge (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honesdale.

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

3. Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker

This marker is in the background

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 6, 2017

4. Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker

Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 6, 2017

5. Heroes of 1776-Residents of Wayne County Marker Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on February 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.