Wyoming Monument

The story

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The Wyoming Monument is an object at US 11, Wyoming Ave. and Susquehanna St. in Wyoming Borough, Luzerne County. It was built in stages, begun in 1833 and completed in 1843, in the Egyptian Revival style.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2002 under criteria A and C, with national-level significance in military history and architecture, under Criteria Consideration F. Its period of significance runs from 1833 to 1952, reflecting construction from 1833 to 1843 and the 1952 addition of a state historical marker.

Physical character

The monument is a stone obelisk on a thirteen-foot square pedestal, with marble plaques, a stone foundation and walls, and a stone vault below whose wooden door was replaced by a bronze one in 1895. In 1864 the grounds were graded and planted and an iron fence and walk were built around the monument; two Revolutionary War cannons were added in 1901, a state historical marker went up in 1952, and a flagpole and spotlights were installed around 1980.

Historical context

The Battle of Wyoming was fought in 1778, and Phillip Jackson found a common grave in 1832. The Wyoming Monument Association was incorporated in 1860, and President Theodore Roosevelt visited it in 1905.