BATTLE OF WYOMING
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unimoggers
N 41° 18.338 W 075° 50.705
18T E 429256 N 4573030
What a heroic group of folks. This is also a National Historic Landmark.
Waymark Code: WMX4E
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2006
Views: 51
Marker Text:
Here 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.
Marker Name: Battle of Wyoming
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 06/06/1952
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 11 in Wyoming at Monument
Category: Military, Native American, American Revolution
Website: [Web Link]
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