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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wyoming, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Luzerne County, PA (310) Carbon County, PA (77) Columbia County, PA (74) Lackawanna County, PA (335) Monroe County, PA (124) Schuylkill County, PA (136) Sullivan County, PA (44) Wyoming County, PA (27)  LuzerneCounty(310) Luzerne County (310)  CarbonCounty(77) Carbon County (77)  ColumbiaCounty(74) Columbia County (74)  LackawannaCounty(335) Lackawanna County (335)  MonroeCounty(124) Monroe County (124)  SchuylkillCounty(136) Schuylkill County (136)  SullivanCounty(44) Sullivan County (44)  WyomingCounty(27) Wyoming County (27)
Wilkes-Barre is the county seat for Luzerne County
Wyoming is in Luzerne County
      Luzerne County (310)  
ADJACENT TO LUZERNE COUNTY
      Carbon County (77)  
      Columbia County (74)  
      Lackawanna County (335)  
      Monroe County (124)  
      Schuylkill County (136)  
      Sullivan County (44)  
      Wyoming County (27)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wyoming — Battle of Wyoming
Nearby on July 3, 1778, 300 patriots under Col. Zebulon Butler were defeated by 1100 British, Tories, and Indians with Maj. Gen. John Butler. Captives were massacred; survivors fled to Forty Fort.Map (db m18895) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wyoming — Battlefield of Wyoming
Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of July 3, 1778, an American force of about 300 men, led by Col. Zebulon Butler, Col. Nathan Denison, Lieut. Col. George Dorrance and Major Jonathan Garrett formed in line of battle east and west of this . . . Map (db m10515) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wyoming — The Bloody Rock
On the night of July 3, 1778, after the Battle of Wyoming, fourteen or more captive American soldiers were murdered here by a maul wielded by a revengeful Indian woman, traditionally but not certainly identified as "Queen Esther."Map (db m18847) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wyoming — Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the men and women of Wyoming, who served in the defense of their countryMap (db m124139) WM
5 Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wyoming — War MemorialIn Memoriam
They gave their all for their country and fellowman "May They Rest In Peace" World War I 1917-1918 John Calvey • Edward Hornby • Alexander Sevenski World War II 1941-1945 Frank L. Alberts • John M. Benowski • Kenneth Brown . . . Map (db m124141) WM
 
 
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024