Marshalls Creek is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on Business U.S. Route 209 at the southern terminus of Route 402 in Smithfield Township. It is named after the creek that flows southward through it into the Delaware River. Business 209 joins the 209 bypass just east of the village. A roundabout is located just south of the village where the Bypass and Seven Bridges Road meet. Although the village has its own box post office with the zip code of 18335, some residents are served by the East Stroudsburg PO with the zip code of 18301 or 18302. [1]
Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Marshalls Creek  Marshalls Creek | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′35″N 75°07′39″W / 41.04306°N 75.12750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Monroe |
| Township | Smithfield |
| Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18335 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1180465[1] |
1964 explosion
editOn June 26, 1964, Marshalls Creek was the site of a dynamite truck that exploded and killed six people. After the truck had blown two tires, the driver pulled off the road in front of a reptile farm, without realizing that the tires were smoldering, and went to find a pay phone. Three volunteer firemen were killed in the blast, along with a nearby resident, a passing motorist, and another truck driver who had spotted the fire.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marshalls Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "6 Dead, 10 Hurt in Explosive Truck Blast"", Chicago Tribune, June 26, 1964, p10