Wapwallopen in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wapwallopen

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

1. Wapwallopen Marker

Inscription. Name of the former Indian town near the mouth of the Wapwallopen Creek. Indian trails connecting old Wyoming, the "Warrior's Path," and the Juniata and West Branch Susquehanna valleys intersected here.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 41° 4.29′ N, 76° 7.829′ W. Marker is in Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 239 and West Country Road on Pennsylvania Route 239. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wapwallopen PA 18660, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: How Did We Get [Here?] (approx. 1.9 miles away); History of Nescopeck Township (approx. 2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mocanaqua (approx.

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4.8 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); SSgt. Day G. Turner (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wapwallopen.

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 29, 2015

2. Wapwallopen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,128 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.