Forty Fort (Pittston – 6)


  • COORDINATES: 41.278932, -75.878058 (estimated coordinates for where marker was probably located)
  • COUNTY: Luzerne
  • DISTANCE TO NEXT: Pittston - 6
  • EXPLANATION OF NAME: From Fort Built By First Forty Settlers
  • FOUNDED: 1780
  • MANUFACTURER: Carlisle Foundry Co. Carlisle PA
  • SHAPE: Standard 1-sided
  • STATUS: Removed from roadside; now stored by borough, hopefully for future restoration and reinstallation. Finial missing from post.
2011 photo by Jim Carn

2011 photo by Jim Carn

2011 photo of reverse side of marker by Jim Carn
2011 photo of reverse side of marker by Jim Carn

In storage at Borough maintenance building