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Forest City in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Forest City

 
 
Forest City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018
1. Forest City Marker
Inscription. So named being settled in heavy forests. Founded 1864
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
 
Location. 41° 39.745′ N, 75° 28.004′ W. Marker is in Forest City, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Marker is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 171), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Forest City PA 18421, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel (approx. 0.8 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Miners Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stillwater Lake (approx. 2.6 miles away); Township Pioneers and Founders and Ministers of the Clinton Baptist Church (approx. 3˝ miles away); Monkey Run Park (approx. 4.7 miles away); Simpson, Lackawanna County, Pa. (approx. 4.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Forest City.
 
Also see . . .
1. Forest City Area Historical Society. (Submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Forest City, Pennsylvania at Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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Forest City Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 30, 2018
2. Forest City Marker
Looking south
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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