CONNECTICUT SETTLEMENT
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unimoggers
N 41° 15.368 W 075° 52.197
18T E 427119 N 4567555
Located in a nice cemetery. I missed this one the first time around in Wilkes-Barre.
Waymark Code: WMYG9
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2006
Views: 52
Marker Text:
The first Connecticut settlement on their Susquehanna Purchase, 1762. Following its destruction by Indians on Oct. 15, 1763, no further settlements were made until 1769.
Marker Name: Connecticut Settlement
County: Luzerne
Date Dedicated: 10/13/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: River Rd. (SR 2004) N of Wilkes-Barre
Category: Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Website: Not listed
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