CAPOOSE
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unimoggers
N 41° 25.529 W 075° 39.980
18T E 444322 N 4586205
It looks like it's maybe a school playground now.
Waymark Code: WMW94
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2006
Views: 51
Marker Text:
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.
Marker Name: Capoose
County: Lackawanna
Date Dedicated: 12/02/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Providence Rd. & Diamond St., West Scranton
Category: Early Settlement, Native American
Website: [Web Link]
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