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1869.
This monument was erected
by the
Ladies Monumental Association
of
Wayne County,
to the memory of our dead
who fell,
"That government of the people,
by the people, and for the people,
should not perish from the earth."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OHY_stourbridge-lion_Honesdale-PA.html
A replica of the famous Stourbridge Lion, first locomotive run on rails in the U.S., 1829, is housed here. Beside it is the Eclipse, original passenger coach on the D & H Gravity Railroad.
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Here began the trial run of the first locomotive operated by steam on rails in the U.S., Aug. 8, 1829. The Lion was English-built for use on levels of the Gravity Railroad. It was piloted by Horatio Allen.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OHW_heroes-of-1776-residents-of-wayne-county_Honesdale-PA.html
Wayne Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicates this monument to the memory of the heroes of 1776, Residents of Wayne County. Deliverance Adams, John Ainsley, Joseph Ainsley, John Andrews, Jonathan Arnold, Sarah Benjamin, Stephen Be…
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Honesdale-Birthplace of America's Commercial Railroad
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Named for Philip Hone, noted New York merchant-diarist, who pioneered in developing transportation and anthracite resources of the region. Laid out 1827 as head of D&H Canal. County seat since 1841.