Established 1807 by Abijah Smith, who had bought 75 acres here on Ransom Creek and was later joined by his brother John. Their shipments of coal by ark down the Susquehanna, begun in 1807, continued for 20 years. This company was, in 1818, the first . . . — — Map (db m68746) HM
Prominent Pennsylvania Republican politician and public official. Elected Luzerne County District Attorney, 1919-1926; Lieutenant Governor, 1927-1931; and Governor, 1939-1943. Served as a Judge on the Superior Court of the Commonwealth, 1933-1938, . . . — — Map (db m19093) HM
On September 6, 1869, a fire broke out at the nearby Avondale Colliery, trapping the miners. The eventual death toll was 110. This included five boys between the ages of twelve and seventeen, and two volunteers who were suffocated while attempting . . . — — Map (db m68737) HM
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
Dedicated to all
Gulf War Veterans
For a soldiers love and
dedication is more than
their name in stone
Sgt. Sherwood R. Baker
Apr. 26. 2004 — — Map (db m105221) WM
Automobile pioneer, best known for building a 3-wheel, 1-cylinder vehicle here, 1887-88, and operating it on Plymouth's streets. His machine shop, incorporated 1888, was an early bicycle maker; the firm was located here for over 80 years. — — Map (db m19094) HM
Designated in 1776 by the Continental Congress as one of a series of forts protecting American colonists from attack during the Revolutionary War. Defended Connecticut settlers from those with competing claims on Wyoming Valley lands. Garrison post . . . — — Map (db m68776) HM
In memory of our
Vietnam Veterans
Plymouth Pa.
who gave their lives
for our country
David Lee • Edison Phillips
Leonard T. Bish • Joseph Sinkewicz
Sterling K. Coates • Frank A. Glowiak
Daniel A. Witko . . . — — Map (db m105183) HM
Erected by the Grateful Citizens of the
Borough and Township of Plymouth in honor
of the Sons and Daughters who served in
the World War 1914-1919
Heroic Dead
John H. Ballamy • Edward C. Bonawitz • Benjamin T. Boyce
Patrick F. Burns . . . — — Map (db m105174) HM