Item 18: Map and Pamphlet by the Wyoming National Bank entitled, “Map Showing the Location of the Battle Ground and Historic Sites Relating to the Wyoming Massacre, July 3rd 1778,” Printed by H. S. Smith, (Removed to Map Drawer 2-1-1) , 1928

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 73

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Map and Pamphlet by the Wyoming National Bank entitled, “Map Showing the Location of the Battle Ground and Historic Sites Relating to the Wyoming Massacre, July 3rd 1778,” Printed by H. S. Smith, (Removed to Map Drawer 2-1-1) , 1928

Dates

1928

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Map

General Condition:

Poor. The page is torn in half from where it was once folded.

Measurements:

44 ¾ x 8 ½ in.

Title:

Map Showing the Location of the Battle Ground and Historic Sites Relating to the Wyoming Massacre, July 3rd 1778.

Description:

The following item is a map published by the Wyoming National Bank, depicting the battle grounds of the Wyoming Massacre, or the Battle of Wyoming, printed in 1928 by Richard S. Smith. The pamphlet lists the names of the original 40 proprietors sent to the region by the Susquehanna Land Company, a group of Connecticut land speculators of the 18th century. The index also includes a list of additional early settlers in the valley, as well as the names of historic sites, including the military forts that were erected, guard and block houses, and monuments