"Fort Pittston" Traditional Cache
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I pass these markers everyday going and coming from work, so I stopped to read them. I decided to place a cache here because I never knew there was a Fort Pittston. There are a few other markers in Pittston I want to check out and maybe place some more caches.
Stealth may be required.
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"This Stone marks the southern side of Pittston Fort here in June and July 1778, gathered four hundred fugitives for protection against British and Indian foes. Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard and Lieut. Timothy Keyes in commnd. Erected by Dial Rock Chapter D.A.R. 1778 - 1906"
Another marker at the same location......
Inscription. 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.
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Marker is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is at the intersection of Pittston Avenue and Parsonage Street, on the right when traveling north on Pittston Avenue.
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