On Court Street north of 9th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In honor of
the men and women of
Wayne County, Pennsylvania
who served their country
in World War II
and
in memory of
the following who made
the supreme sacrifice
Forrest K. Ames • Joseph G. Andres • John W. Armstrong • Michael . . . — — Map (db m101309) WM
Formed on March 21, 1798, from Northampton County. Named for Gen. Anthony Wayne. Site of test run of Stourbridge Lion, first locomotive in U.S. to run on a commercial track. Honesdale, county seat, incorporated 1831, was western terminus of D & H . . . — — Map (db m89444) HM
On Williams Road just east of Gossard Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Barnhart Rice Homestead
The Barnhart Rice house is one of two original farmhouses occupying this 320-acre hilltop farmstead from the early days of the settlement. Started in the spring of 1822, the house was built of hand-cut sandstone . . . — — Map (db m66463) HM
On Hancock Highway (Pennsylvania Route 191), on the left when traveling north.
Excerpts from the address delivered by General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Army Chief of Staff, at the dedication of the Dyberry Dam on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1959:
Today, as always, it is a very genuine pleasure to be in Wayne County and see my . . . — — Map (db m222422) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 6) south of Park Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Lackawaxen River is a 31.3-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Lackawaxen is a Native American name. In Lenape it means "swift waters." The Lenape inhabited eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, . . . — — Map (db m163628) HM
On Texas Palmyra Highway (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south.
This historic building dates to the early 1800s and was built using post and beam construction. In 1821 it was owned by Russell Daniels and was called the Daniels Farm. The Delaware & Hudson Canal was built directly behind the house; Lock 31 was . . . — — Map (db m122297) HM
On Great Bend Turnpike (PA 371/670) at Belmont and Easton Turnpike on Great Bend Turnpike (PA 371/670).
Erected in memory of Jirah Mumford and his descendants. He was one the first settlers in Wayne County Pennsylvania. It was also marks the place of his settlement in Belmont when he came from Connecticut on March 5, 1792 — — Map (db m89366) HM
On 9th Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling east on 9th Street.
On a clear day, September 11, 2001 America suffered surprise attacks by foreign terrorists upon her homeland. At the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon outside Washington, and finally in a field near a village named Shanksville in . . . — — Map (db m101307) HM WM
On Buford Avenue at Mummasburg Road, on the right when traveling north on Buford Avenue.
(Front):17th Pennsylvania Cavalry 2nd Brigade. 1st Division. Cavalry Corps. Army of the Potomac. (Back): The Regiment held this position on the morning of July 1st 1863 from 5 o'clock until the arrival of First Corps troops. The . . . — — Map (db m15383) HM WM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Carolina Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Dedicated to All Coal Miners
In Memoriam
Nature bestowed Pennsylvania with deposits of Anthracite coal which contains the highest percentage of fixed carbon. The coal fields approximately 600 square miles from Susquehanna and Wayne Counties . . . — — Map (db m105225) HM
On June 12, 1823, the Third General Assembly, meeting in the newly formed city of Vandalia, conveyed one and one-half acres of land to the city of Vandalia, with the proviso that the land be used as a burial ground. This is the location of that . . . — — Map (db m42428) HM
On Park Street (U.S. 6) west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
These tablets are dedicated by the Grateful Citizens of Wayne County Pennsylvania to their sons and daughters who, in a spirit of patriotism and devotion, served the United States and the Allies in the World War 1917-1918
Died in the . . . — — Map (db m116008) WM
Near Bova Road 0.1 miles west of U.S. 209, on the right when traveling west.
After its heyday in the late 1850's to 1870's, the canal gradually lost business to the faster, more efficient railroads, which could ship coal in the dead of winter and the dark of night. This loss of business resulted in layoffs of boats, fewer . . . — — Map (db m142843) HM
On Park Street at Dyberry Place, on the right when traveling east on Park Street.
The Lackawaxen River is a 31.3-mile-long tributary of the Delaware River in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Lackawaxen is a Native American name. In Lenape it means "swift waters." The Lenape inhabited eastern PA, New Jersey, Delaware, and . . . — — Map (db m153010) HM
On North Church Street at Canal Street, on the right when traveling south on North Church Street.
1700’s
Hancock is a settlement that was once on the frontier edge of Maryland. Early maps show European settlers here in the 1730s. As an outpost on the frontier, the area known as “Tonoloway Settlement” was subject to . . . — — Map (db m96139) HM
On South Pennsylvania Avenue north of Canal Street, on the left when traveling south.
1700’s
Hancock is a settlement that was once on the frontier edge of Maryland. Early maps show European settlers here in the 1730s. As an outpost on the frontier, the area known as “Tonoloway Settlement” was subject to . . . — — Map (db m96140) HM
On Huron River Drive 0.1 miles east of Sterling Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported unreadable.
Early settlers to Huron Township came from eastern states, including Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania. Immigration peaked in the 1830s, spurred by the sale of government land.
Among early settlers to Huron Township were William Sr. . . . — — Map (db m171691) HM
Much had been written about the Delaware & Hudson Canal but unfortunately, that is not the case for this building, especially its early years.
According to Phineas Goodrich in his 1880 book, History of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, . . . — — Map (db m122239) HM
On Main Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 590) at River Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Avenue.
Downtown Hawley's business section lies primarily along Main Avenue and the portion of Church Street from Main to the corner of Bishop Avenue.
The Pennsylvania Coal Company laid out the streets in this section in the 1840s and 1850s. The . . . — — Map (db m164177) HM
On West Main Street at South High Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
School
The citizens of Jeromesville have always taken a great interest in their youth and they have gone to great lengths to provide them with proper training. For many years, the chil- dren of Jeromeville attended school in . . . — — Map (db m298167) HM
On Hancock Highway (Pennsylvania Route 191), on the left when traveling north.
The General Edgar Jadwin Dam project is part of an integrated reservoir flood risk
management system with the Prompton Lake project. Both are managed by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District.
Jadwin Dam is located on . . . — — Map (db m222385) HM
On North Carolina Highway 58 (State Highway 58) at Fort Run Road (State Highway 1058), on the right when traveling south on North Carolina Highway 58.
Tuscarora stronghold. Site of decisive battle of the Tuscarora War, March 20-23, 1713, when 950 Indians were killed or captured. Site 1 mi. N. — — Map (db m222352) HM
On Highland Boulevard (State Highway 118) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling north on Highland Boulevard.
Fortified Indian town & site of the Tuscarora conspiracy of Sept., 1711. Capitulated, 1712, after a 10-day siege by Col. John Barnwell. Site is 4 mi. N. — — Map (db m65288) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
