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

Wilkes-Barre

By Michael Beatty, May 16, 2009

1. Wilkes-Barre Marker

Kidder St. (Rt. 315) off Rt. 115/309 near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre

Inscription. Laid out 1770 by a group of Connecticut settlers, on land claimed by that state. Seat of "County of Westmoreland," erected 1776. Near here took place the Wyoming Massacre, 1778, and the "Pennamite Wars" of 1769-72 and 1784.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Location. 41° 15.023′ N, 75° 50.404′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is on Kidder Street (State Highway 115), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Located near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre. Marker is in this post office area: Wilkes Barre PA 18702, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rev. John J. Curran (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rev. Joseph Murgas (approx. 1.4 miles away); Connecticut Settlement (approx. 1.6 miles away); Early Settlers and War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Edward A. Walsh (1881 - 1959) (approx. 1.8 miles away); Luzerne County (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

More about this marker. There are three markers with

By Michael Beatty, May 16, 2009

2. Wilkes-Barre Marker

Marker 1 - Kidder St. (Rt. 315) off Rt. 115/309 near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre

the same text and they are located in 3 different parts of Wilkes-Barre

Also see . . . City of Wilkes-Barre. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Categories. • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary •

By Michael Beatty, May 16, 2009

3. Wilkes-Barre Marker

Marker 2 - Route 309 near Northampton Street, Wilkes-Barre (Right across from the big cow!)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Michael Beatty of Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.