Historical Markers and War Memorials in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg is the county seat for Monroe County
Stroudsburg is in Monroe County
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In 1868 the "Little Bethel" AME Church was built as a permanent place of worship for free yet segregated Native and Black Americans. Here they worshiped "Almighty God." The diverse congregation included Monroe County's Veterans of the United . . . — — Map (db m217042) HM WM
US Congressman, 1909- 1915, US Attorney General, 1919-1921, and contender for Democratic presidential nomination, 1920. As Attorney General, led “Palmer Raids” during the “Red Scare,” prosecuting those suspected of being . . . — — Map (db m86961) HM
In Memory of
Col. Jacob Stroud,
Born 1735, Died 1806,
Founder of Stroudsburg;
his son Daniel, appointed by his father as his successor to the Lordship of Stroudsburg; and the Revolutionary Soldiers buried herein. — — Map (db m22) HM
Colonel Jacob Stroud is buried in this graveyard,
originally the cemetery of the Mission of Dansbury.
Begun by the Monrovian Brethren in 1743, the chapel destroyed in the Indian uprising of 1755 was erected in 1753 under the leadership of Daniel . . . — — Map (db m37942) HM
Erected about 1744, by Daniel Brodhead, for use by Monrovian missionaries. Destroyed by the Indians in 1755, during the French and Indian War. The site adjoined the present cemetery. — — Map (db m37943) HM
Welcome to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park system stretches along both sides of the middle Delaware River for 40 miles from Milford in the north to the scenic Water Gap in the south. The park has places to . . . — — Map (db m87136) HM
Welcome to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This unit of the National Park system stretches along both sides of the middle Delaware River for 40 miles from Milford in the north to the scenic Water Gap in the south. The park has places to . . . — — Map (db m87137) HM
One of a chain of frontier forts of the Province of Pennsylvania in the French and Indian War. Erected under the direction of Benjamin Franklin. Stood hard-by to the rear extending across Ninth Street. Built in January 1756 by Captain Levi Trump and . . . — — Map (db m29) HM
Built at direction of Benjamin Franklin. Named after James Hamilton, a member of the Governor's Council. Stood NW of here, garrisoned 1755-57, one of a chain of forts later replaced by Fort Penn. Abandoned in 1757. — — Map (db m228620) HM
Named for Governor John Penn, and replacing Fort Hamilton, the fort stood nearby. In 1763, it was garrisoned by Provincial troops. Later it served as refuge from attacks following the Battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. — — Map (db m30) HM
This land is part of an original tract which was granted to "the people called Quakers" by Daniel Stroud, son of Jacob Stroud, on July 25, 1811. The entire grant extended south from Elizabeth Street (Main St.) for the purpose of the "erection of . . . — — Map (db m161042) HM
Both cannons installed in 1897 by the Sons of
Veterans, Wadsworth GAR Post #150, of
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to commemorate
Monroe County's involvement in the
American Civil War, 1861-65, and to honor the
hundreds of county . . . — — Map (db m141126) HM
Jacob Stroud, the founder of
Stroudsburg, bequeathed this
property to his son Daniel who
later deeded it to his sister
Sarah and her husband
Dr. James Hollinshead. They
built the present house in 1829.
Their son, Stroud J. . . . — — Map (db m141116) HM
Colonel in the militia and Revolutionary patriot. He stockaded his home as Fort Penn. Member, state constitutional convention, 1776, and state legislature, 1781-1783. He founded Stroudsburg in 1799; he and his son Daniel then laid out the town — — Map (db m86960) WM
In 1864, President Lincoln named this young Stroudsburg man as his "representative recruit" for the Union Army in the Civil War. The U.S. War Department had appealed to citizens ineligible for the draft to furnish recruits, and Lincoln chose to set . . . — — Map (db m86938) HM
An important part of early Stroudsburg. About 1853, Ephraim Culver built a grist mill, only to see it burned by Indians. Later, more mills were built. Many were destroyed by floods. The present dam, believed to be built before 1884, diverted water . . . — — Map (db m37944) HM
Formed April 1, 1836 out of Northampton and Pike counties. Named for President James Monroe. Site of Indian raids, 1755-82, and of a segment of Sullivan's March. Pocono Mountains famed as a resort area. County seat, Stroudsburg, was incorporated in . . . — — Map (db m86963) HM
Dedicated to the Monroe County "Boys in Blue" known to
have been killed in action on the battlefields of America's
Civil War, 1861 - 1865, and also to the untold numbers
who died of disease or wounds during that conflict
Matthew . . . — — Map (db m141130) WM
In memoriam to those Monroe
County military personnel
who made the ultimate
sacrifice in the Vietnam
War and to honor all those
who served. Their sacrifices
will not be forgotten.
Thomas E. Carney
Capt USA - June 15, . . . — — Map (db m141118) WM
Service men from Monroe County, Pa.,
who died while in active service
of the United States military forces
of the World War
before being discharged
Jacob R. Bates • Newberry S. Bilheimer • Harry W. Bonser
Nicola Brelatta • . . . — — Map (db m141123) WM
Dedicated forever
to those men from
Stroudsburg High School
who sacrificed their lives for
the principles which keep us free
World War I
John R. Marvin • William Wallace
World War II
Gordon A. Anthony • William H. Baujan • . . . — — Map (db m129140) WM
Community House built by Jacob Stroud 1795; Home of Daniel Stroud; Civic Club of Stroudsburg; Monroe County Historical Society; Jacob Stroud Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution; Public Library — — Map (db m86957) HM
Community House built by Jacob Stroud 1795; Home of Daniel Stroud; Civic Club of Stroudsburg; Monroe County Historical Society; Jacob Stroud Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution; Public Library — — Map (db m231642) HM
