JACOB STROUD
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Jacob Stroud founded Stroudsburg in 1799.
Waymark Code: WMQZ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2005
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Marker Name: Jacob Stroud
County: Monroe
Date Dedicated: 1991/3/19
Marker Type: City
Location: Municipal Bldg., 7th & Sarah Sts., Stroudsburg
Category: Military, Government & Politics, American Revolution
Marker Text:
Jacob Stroud
(1735-1806)
Colonel in the militia and Revolutionary patriot. He stockaded his home as Fort Penn. Member, state constitutional convention, 1776, and state legislature, 1781-1783. He founded Stroudsburg in 1799; he and his son Daniel then laid out the town.
As a side note, many of the street names are/were named after family members, i.e.: Thomas, Scott, Sarah, Wallace, etc.
Marker Name: Jacob Stroud
County: Monroe
Date Dedicated: 03/19/1991
Marker Type: City
Location: Municipal Bldg., 7th & Sarah Sts., Stroudsburg
Category: Military, Government & Politics, American Revolution
Website: Not listed
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