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Wyoming Monument

Also Known As: Battle of Wyoming Burial Ground
Also Known As: Battle of Wyoming Monument

Address: US 11, Wyoming Ave and Susquehanna St

Travel Genus: Sight
Sight Category: Object

As Noted In: US National Register of Historic Places, US National Park Service

The Wyoming Monument is an American Revolutionary War monument and burial ground located in Wyoming, Pennsylvania. The 63 foot tall obelisk marks the common grave of the casualties of the Battle of Wyoming, which at that time, it was part of Westmoreland County, Connecticut. - AsNotedIn

To look upon a great number of skulls, and other human bones, some bearing the marks of the tomahawk and scalping knife and others perforated with balls, awakened a sense of the sufferings of those Wyoming Heroes
Republican and Herald reporting on the re-interment ceremony in 1833

Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
Y/M/D	Person	Association	Description	Composition	Food	Event
1778/07/03	Aholiab Buck	Died	Captain Aholiab Buck, 24th Regt, 2nd Co, is one of many Patriots killed by Iroquois as they retreated from the Battle of Wyoming (The Bloody Rock, 0.5 mi E on Susquehanna Ave). Captain Buck is buried at the Battle of Wyoming Burial Ground in Wyoming, PA.
1778/07/03	William Buck	Died	American Patriot William Buck, nephew of Aholiab Buck, is killed in the fort at the massacre of Wyoming.
1778/10/22			After Commanding officer of Fort Wyoming (Wilkes-Barre) determines the area secured enough, a recovery party is dispatch to bury the bodies of the slain American soldiers in a common grave.
1809/11/25			Citizens gather at the home of Jason Scovell, probably in Exeter, to discuss the building of a monument to the patriots who defended the Valley of Wyoming during the Revolutionary. Obadiah Gore is chairman and Anderson Dana secretary of the committee.
1826/09/15	Thomas Ustick Walter	Architect	Patriotic citizens of the valley of Old Wyoming for erecting a Monument to the memory of those who fell in the memorable Wyoming Massacre by the Indians and more merciless race of being called Tories. - Susquehanna Democrat
1832/00/00			Remains of the victims of the Wyoming Massacre are dug up during a public ceremonies ceremony attended by survivors of the battle.
1833/07/03	William Buck	In Memoriam	Samuel Carey, a survivor of the battle, lays the foundation stone and a box containing the remains of the casualties of the massacre at the base of the monument.
1841/00/00			As funds for the Wyoming Monument are used up, the Ladies Wyoming Monumental Association host a major fundraiser to raises the money to finish the monument and landscape the grounds.
1878/07/03	Rutherford B Hayes	Dignitary	President Rutherford B Hayes is the featured speaker at the first annual Wyoming Monument memorial. A 37-star American flag from the event is at the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.
1905/07/03	Theodore Roosevelt	Dignitary	President Theodore Roosevelt delivers an address at the Wyoming Monument ceremony.
2013/05/27	Jimmy Carter	Dignitary	Jimmy Carter delivers a speech during the Wyoming Monument Memorial Day ceremony.

Y/M/D

Person

Association

Description

Composition

Food

Event

Y/M/D

Person

Association

Description

Composition

Food

Event

1778/07/03

Aholiab Buck

Died

Captain Aholiab Buck, 24th Regt, 2nd Co, is one of many Patriots killed by Iroquois as they retreated from the Battle of Wyoming (The Bloody Rock, 0.5 mi E on Susquehanna Ave). Captain Buck is buried at the Battle of Wyoming Burial Ground in Wyoming, PA.

1778/07/03

William Buck

Died

American Patriot William Buck, nephew of Aholiab Buck, is killed in the fort at the massacre of Wyoming.

1778/10/22

After Commanding officer of Fort Wyoming (Wilkes-Barre) determines the area secured enough, a recovery party is dispatch to bury the bodies of the slain American soldiers in a common grave.

1809/11/25

Citizens gather at the home of Jason Scovell, probably in Exeter, to discuss the building of a monument to the patriots who defended the Valley of Wyoming during the Revolutionary. Obadiah Gore is chairman and Anderson Dana secretary of the committee.

1826/09/15

Thomas Ustick Walter

Architect

Patriotic citizens of the valley of Old Wyoming for erecting a Monument to the memory of those who fell in the memorable Wyoming Massacre by the Indians and more merciless race of being called Tories. - Susquehanna Democrat

1832/00/00

Remains of the victims of the Wyoming Massacre are dug up during a public ceremonies ceremony attended by survivors of the battle.

1833/07/03

William Buck

In Memoriam

Samuel Carey, a survivor of the battle, lays the foundation stone and a box containing the remains of the casualties of the massacre at the base of the monument.

1841/00/00

As funds for the Wyoming Monument are used up, the Ladies Wyoming Monumental Association host a major fundraiser to raises the money to finish the monument and landscape the grounds.

1878/07/03

Rutherford B Hayes

Dignitary

President Rutherford B Hayes is the featured speaker at the first annual Wyoming Monument memorial. A 37-star American flag from the event is at the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society.

1905/07/03

Theodore Roosevelt

Dignitary

President Theodore Roosevelt delivers an address at the Wyoming Monument ceremony.

2013/05/27

Jimmy Carter

Dignitary

Jimmy Carter delivers a speech during the Wyoming Monument Memorial Day ceremony.

Particulars for Wyoming Monument:
Area of Significance	Architecture
Criteria	Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance	Commemorative Property
Criteria	Exemplar
Architectural Style	Exotic revival
Funerary	Grave, burial
Cultural Affiliation	Iroquois
Area of Significance	Military
Historic Use	Monument
Level of Significance	National
Sight Category	Object
Owner	Private

Particulars for Wyoming Monument:

Area of Significance

Architecture

Criteria

Architecture-Engineering

Area of Significance

Commemorative Property

Criteria

Exemplar

Architectural Style

Funerary

Cultural Affiliation

Area of Significance

Historic Use

Level of Significance

National

Sight Category

Object

Owner

Private

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:	Wyoming Monument
Registry Address:	US 11, Wyoming Ave. and Susquehanna St.
Registry Number:	02000509
Resource Type:	Object
Owner:	Private
Architect:	Walter, Thomas Ustick; et.al.
Architectural Style:	Exotic revival
Contributing Structures:	1
Contributing Objects:	3
Other Certification:	Date received-pending nomination
Certification:	Listed in the National Register

PLACE DETAILS

Registry Name:

Wyoming Monument

Registry Address:

US 11, Wyoming Ave. and Susquehanna St.

Registry Number:

02000509

Resource Type:

Object

Owner:

Private

Architect:

Walter, Thomas Ustick; et.al.

Architectural Style:

Exotic revival

Contributing Structures:

Contributing Objects:

Other Certification:

Date received-pending nomination

Certification:

Listed in the National Register

CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance:	National
Area of Significance:	Military, Architecture
Applicable Criteria:	Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration:	Commemorative property
Significant Year:	1833, 1841, 1843
Historic Function:	Funerary, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function:	Monument, Marker, Graves, burials
Current Function:	Recreation and Culture, Funerary
Current Sub-Function:	Monument, Marker Graves, burials

CULTURAL DETAILS

Level of Significance:

National

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Applicable Criteria:

Event, Architecture-Engineering

Criteria Consideration:

Commemorative property

Significant Year:

1833, 1841, 1843

Historic Function:

Funerary, Recreation and Culture

Historic Sub-Function:

Monument, Marker, Graves, burials

Current Function:

Recreation and Culture, Funerary

Current Sub-Function:

Monument, Marker Graves, burials

United States of America

Pennsylvania

Wyoming, PA

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