Lehighton in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gnadenhuetten

Photographed by Laura Klotz, June 2018

1. Gnadenhuetten Marker

Inscription. Gnadenhuetten. The Moravian mission of this name was built in 1746 to accommodate the growing number of Mohican and Delaware Indian converts. It was the first white settlement in present-day Carbon County. It was burned on November 24, 1755, during a raid by Indians stirred to violence by the French. Victims of the attack are buried in the Lehighton Cemetery near here.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 24, 1755.

Location. 40° 49.485′ N, 75° 42.942′ W. Marker is in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on East Penn Street 0.1 miles north of Blakeslee Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. In the parking lot of the Lehighton Public Works Department building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 675 Bridge Street, Lehighton PA 18235, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the Gnaden Huetten Massacre (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Sergeant William Weiland Shoemaker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); All Wars Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lehighton Fair Judges' Stand (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lehighton.

Regarding Gnadenhuetten. The

Gnadenhuetten Marker on the property of the Lehighton Public Works Department image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, September 2, 2019

2. Gnadenhuetten Marker on the property of the Lehighton Public Works Department

victims of the massacre detailed on the marker are buried in the nearby Lehighton Cemetery; from the marker, turn northeast onto Bridge Street and look for signs.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Gnadenhuetten. Further information and images pertaining to the Gnadenhuetten massacre. (Submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,277 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.