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

The Sugarloaf Massacre

Photographed By Kevin W., June 11, 2011

1. The Sugarloaf Massacre Marker

Inscription. Near this spot occurred
The Sugarloaf Massacre
On September 11, 1780 a detachment of Captain John van Etten's Company, Northampton County Militia, resting at the spring was surprised by a band of Indians and Tories led by the Senece Chief Roland Montour.
Those who perished were:
Captain Daniel Klader
Corporal Samuel Bond Jacob Arndt • Peter Croom • Philip George • Abraham Klader • John Kouts • James McGraw • Paul Neeley • George Peter Renhart • Jacob Row • George Shilhamer • Abraham Smith • Baltzer Snyder • John Weaver

Erected 1933 by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, and the Sugarloaf Commemorative Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1917.

Location. 40° 59.322′ N, 76° 2.892′ W. Marker is in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is at the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Orchard Lane on Walnut Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sugarloaf PA 18249, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lehigh-Susquehanna Tollgate Replica

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Conyngham Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Sugarloaf Massacre (approx. 0.9 miles away); Alvan Markle and Highacres (approx. 0.9 miles away); Operation Desert Storm Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sugarloaf Valley World War II Honor Roll (approx. 1.7 miles away).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Sugarloaf Massacre. (Submitted on February 7, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Kevin W., June 11, 2011

2. The Sugarloaf Massacre Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,100 times since then and 55 times this year. Last updated on March 31, 2016, by Joseph Yacowatz of Atlanta, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.