You searched for City|State|Country: , pa us
Page 15 of 15 — Showing results 141 to 148 of 148
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC78_george-catlin_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
The great painter of Indian portraits was born here July 26 1796 of Connecticut ancestry. Until 1823 he practiced law here and nearby. He began painting Indian pictures six years later.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6RL_battlefield-of-wyoming_Wyoming-PA.html
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 sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6RK_jenkins-fort_Townsend-PA.html
This stone marks the site of"Jenkins Fort"One of the Revolutionary defenses ofWyoming against the invasion of theBritish, Indians, and Tories.Constructed - 1776 - Burned - 1778.Erected by Dial Rock ChapterDaughters of the AmericanRevolution, Oct 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6RJ_jenkins-fort_Townsend-PA.html
Stockaded home of John Jenkins. Built by Connecticut settlers, 1776. Surrendered to the British under Maj. John Butler, July 1, 1778, and was burned.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6RH_pittston-fort_Pittston-PA.html
Erection begun 1722, by Connecticut proprietors. Forced to surrender to the British, July 4, 1778, and partially destroyed. Restored 1780, and used until after the end of the Revolutionary War.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QN_twin-shaft-disaster_Pittston-PA.html
On June 28, 1896, fifty-eight men were killed in a massive cave-in of rock and coal here, in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery. An investigative commission, appointed by the Governor, reported on Sept. 25. Although its safety recommend…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QM_workers-in-greater-pittstons-garment-industry_Pittston-PA.html
From the 1930s to the 1980s Pittston emerged as a national center for clothing manufacturing. Thousands of workers, mainly women, labored in many factories throughout the Greater Pittston area. Most were members of the International Ladies' Garmen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6QL_knox-mine-disaster_Tulelake-PA.html
On January 22, 1959, twelve men died in a tragic accident at the River Slope Mine near this site. The mine had been illegally excavated beneath the Susquehanna River at the direction of the Knox Coal Company. When the force of the ice-laden river …