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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A37_keyser-creek_Taylor-PA.html
At this point was established the first white settlement in Lackawanna County. In 1769, Timothy Keys, Solomon Hocksey, Andrew Hickman built homes here. In July, 1778, Keys and others were slain by Indians. The Creek is named for Keys.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVA0_capoose_Scranton-PA.html
On the nearby flat was located an Indian village under the chief, Capoose. It was settled by Munsee following their removal from the upper Delaware valley after 1743.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV9Z_the-tripp-house_Scranton-PA.html
Isaac Tripp, Scranton's first settler, built a house here in 1771. His son, Isaac II, began the present building - the oldest in Lackawanna County - about 1778. Both men represented this region in Connecticut's Assembly. Isaac III enlarged the hou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV93_terence-v-powderly_Scranton-PA.html
Noted labor leader. Born Jan 22, 1849, in Carbondale. Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, 1879-93. Scranton's Mayor, 1878-84. Later Federal immigration official. Died in 1924. His home was near here.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV92_rev-william-bishop_Scranton-PA.html
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV47_jay-gould_Perryville-PA.html
The first business venture of the noted speculator and railroad manipulator was at nearby Thornhurst. Here, 1856 ~ 61, he owned a large tannery with Zaddock Pratt. Gould's tannery profits became a basis of his fortune.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV3X_old-forge_Old-Forge-PA.html
On the south bank of the Lackawanna River opposite this spot was located the iron forge built 1789 by Dr. William Smith and James Sutton. This was the region's oldest forge, after which the town was named.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV3E_elder-miller_Waverly-PA.html
Pioneer preacher and teacher in Abington region, lived near this village. Born in Connecticut in 1775. Settled in Waverly about 1800; died here in 1857. The first church in the township, and the first school, were on his farm.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUVX_hickory-grove-cemetery_Waverly-PA.html
One of the oldest known cemeteries associated with African Americans in Northeastern PA. Established in 1807 in Waverly, then known as Abington Center, the cemetery is the burial ground for many fugitives from slavery who came to the area via the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHU_the-pioneer_Scranton-PA.html
This gravity railroad car, used on the Pennsylvania Coal Company Railroad, was presented by the company to the City of Scranton, Sept. 3, 1909. The car was used on the line from Hawley to Pittston from 1850 to 1884.