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My Hometown

My Hometown. Thad Dziedzic Comm 115 10-26-10. Wyoming NEPA’s Historical Treasure. Settled: 1780, Incorporated: 1885 Population (2000 Census): 3,221 Latittude : 41.311N Longitude: -75.837W. The Battle of Wyoming. July 3, 1778

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My Hometown

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  1. My Hometown Thad Dziedzic Comm 115 10-26-10

  2. WyomingNEPA’s Historical Treasure • Settled: 1780, Incorporated: 1885 • Population (2000 Census): 3,221 • Latittude: 41.311N • Longitude: -75.837W

  3. The Battle of Wyoming • July 3, 1778 • Encounter between American Patriots and Loyalists along with Iroquois Indians • 340 American Patriots killed “Massacre of Wyoming” Alonzo Chapel, 1858 http://olelarsonsfolks.net/Blog/2010/03/

  4. The Battle of Wyoming • Wyoming Monument: gravesite of the victims of the battle • Erected 1833, added to National Register of Historic Places in 2002 • Ceremony commemorating the battle has occurred each year on July 3 since 1878, organized by the Wyoming Monument Organization; one of the oldest historical organizations in the country Monument to those lost in the battle http://www.philadelphia-reflections.com/

  5. Wyoming’s Historical Landmarks • Nathan Denison Home, 1790; oldest frame dwelling in the Wyoming Valley http://www.delawareandlehigh.org/images/site/main/D-dennis.jpg

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