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Fort Wilkes-Barre stood on this spot in 1778 at the time of the Wyoming Massacre. It was named in honor of John Wilkes and Issac Barre, two prominent Englishmen and members of the British Parliament who opposed the policy of their government toward the American Colonies.
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania · United States
