List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Monroe County facts for kids

Location of Monroe County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Monroe County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Monroe County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 23 historical markers located in Monroe County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
A. Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936)		October 13, 2007	west entrance of courthouse at 7th & Monroe Sts., Stroudsburg 40°59′14″N 75°11′42″W / 40.9872°N 75.19498°W / 40.9872; -75.19498 (A. Mitchell Palmer)	City	Government & Politics 20th Century, Professions & Vocations
Colonel Jacob Stroud - PLAQUE		n/a	At cemetery entrance, across from 218 Main St. (Bus. 209), Stroudsburg 40°59′23″N 75°11′16″W / 40.98981°N 75.18782°W / 40.98981; -75.18782 (Colonel Jacob Stroud - PLAQUE)	Plaque	French & Indian War, Military, Native American, Religion
Daniel Brodhead		August 7, 1947	E. Brown St. at Pocono Med. Ctr., East Stroudsburg 40°59′33″N 75°10′26″W / 40.99242°N 75.17384°W / 40.99242; -75.17384 (Daniel Brodhead)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Dansbury Mission		June 15, 1947	Main St. (Bus. 209) near 2nd, across from #210, Stroudsburg 40°59′25″N 75°11′16″W / 40.99016°N 75.18764°W / 40.99016; -75.18764 (Dansbury Mission)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Religion
Dutch Settlers		May 12, 2000	2028 River Rd. (LR 45012), 6.7 miles NE of Shawnee 41°03′53″N 75°01′04″W / 41.0647°N 75.01786°W / 41.0647; -75.01786 (Dutch Settlers)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration
Fort Hamilton		October 30, 1967	NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (PA 611 & US 209), at Historical Assoc., Stroudsburg 40°59′04″N 75°11′53″W / 40.98441°N 75.19802°W / 40.98441; -75.19802 (Fort Hamilton)	City	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Hamilton - PLAQUE		n/a	NW corner of 9th & Main Sts. (PA 611 & US 209), at Historical Assoc., Stroudsburg 40°59′04″N 75°11′53″W / 40.98441°N 75.19802°W / 40.98441; -75.19802 (Fort Hamilton - PLAQUE)	Plaque	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Hyndshaw		January 7, 1949	US 209 at Community Dr., SW of Bushkill 41°05′10″N 75°00′28″W / 41.08609°N 75.00764°W / 41.08609; -75.00764 (Fort Hyndshaw)	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Norris		August 2, 1947	US 209, .3 mi. N of PA 534, at elementary schl. entrance, Kresgeville 40°54′08″N 75°29′26″W / 40.90233°N 75.49069°W / 40.90233; -75.49069 (Fort Norris)	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Penn		May 25, 1967	530 Main St. (US 209) across from Stroudsburg U. M. Church, Stroudsburg 40°59′10″N 75°11′28″W / 40.9861°N 75.19122°W / 40.9861; -75.19122 (Fort Penn)	City	Civil War, Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Jacob Stroud (1735-1806)		March 19, 1991	Municipal Bldg./Fire Station, 7th & Sarah Sts., Stroudsburg 40°59′14″N 75°11′43″W / 40.98719°N 75.19533°W / 40.98719; -75.19533 (Jacob Stroud)	City	American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military
John Summerfield Staples (1845-1888)		April 9, 1999	Main St. at Dresher Ave., across from cemetery at #1060, Stroudsburg 40°58′59″N 75°12′10″W / 40.98304°N 75.20271°W / 40.98304; -75.20271 (John Summerfield Staples)	Roadside	Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military
Monroe County		January 22, 1983	7th & Monroe Sts. (Mattioli Circle), at courthouse, Stroudsburg 40°59′12″N 75°11′41″W / 40.9866°N 75.19476°W / 40.9866; -75.19476 (Monroe County)	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
Nicholas Depuy		July 30, 1947	River Rd. (SR 2028), betw. Depuy Rd. & Shawnee Church Rd., .5 mile NE of Shawnee 41°00′48″N 75°06′26″W / 41.01338°N 75.10724°W / 41.01338; -75.10724 (Nicholas Depuy)	Roadside	Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Military
Nicholas Dupuy (1682-1762) - PLAQUE		n/a	River Rd. (SR 2028) & Hollow Rd. (SR 2023), Shawnee 41°00′44″N 75°06′39″W / 41.01214°N 75.11094°W / 41.01214; -75.11094 (Nicholas Dupuy 1682-1762 - PLAQUE)	Plaque	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Native American, Religion
Shawnee-Minisink Archaeological Site		July 2, 2010	River's Edge Park, River Rd., Minisink Hills	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American
Smithfield Church		May 12, 2000	River Rd. (SR 2028), near Smithfield Beach Access, 3 miles NE of Shawnee 41°01′34″N 75°03′51″W / 41.02614°N 75.06427°W / 41.02614; -75.06427 (Smithfield Church)	Roadside	Religion
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Brinker's Mill) - PLAQUE		1929	Route 209, ~6 miles SW of Stroudsburg at Sciota	Plaque	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Fort Penn)- PLAQUE		1929	inside historical assoc. at Main & 9th Sts., Stroudsburg	Plaque	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (Learned's Tavern)- PLAQUE		1929	Rt. 611 at bridge at Old Mill Rd., Tannersville	Plaque	American Revolution, Military, Native American, Inns & Taverns
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (White Oak Run)- PLAQUE		n/a	Rt. 611 at Sullivan Trail Rd., across from dam and pond, 100 yds fr. E Crescent Lake Rd., 5 miles NE of Tannersville 41°04′52″N 75°22′25″W / 41.081°N 75.37367°W / 41.081; -75.37367 (Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - White Oak Run - PLAQUE)	Plaque	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan's March		August 2, 1947	Bus. US 209 just S of 209 split, Sciota 41°04′15″N 75°31′21″W / 41.0708°N 75.5225°W / 41.0708; -75.5225 (Sullivan's March)	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan's March		August 2, 1947	Manor Dr. (PA 611) at Old Mill Rd. (CVS parking lot), Tannersville 41°02′24″N 75°18′22″W / 41.0399°N 75.30598°W / 41.0399; -75.30598 (Sullivan's March)	Roadside	Civil War, Military