Age 63 years. Daniel and wife Mary had seven children: Daniel, Obadiah, George, Polly, Rachel, Lydia, and Theresia.
A wonderful photo taken in July 1901 of the cemetery shows it to be surrounded by a wooden plank fence. The entire cemetery is then surrounded by mounds of culm, a rocky scrap material resulting from coal mining. This photo can be found in "A History of Wilkes-Barre," Volumne II, 1909 by O. J. Harvey, between pages 722 & 723.
From various sources regarding Daniel Gore's burial and this cemetery.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP
There are three places in the township that were once known as burying-grounds. The Gore burying-ground was on the flats, between the old plank road and the canal, northeast of the Henry colliery*......These grounds have long since been abandoned, and no stone marks the resting place of the dead.....
Plainesville is a postoffice and station on the railroad; has two hotels, one store.
Port Bowkley is a station on the railroad, made and named by great Bowkley breaker; has a couple of small stores and blacksmith shop.....
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections.; H. C. Bradsby, Editor.; S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 1893.; Vol. pages 626-630
Reminiscences of Early Wyoming.
C. M. Williams of Plains is seeing a letter from Dr. J. B. Gore of Chicago published in a recent issue of the RECORD stated that he was related to that family on his mother's side. A few months ago he received a letter from Mr. Gore from Boston, wanting information concerning the family. They were a noted family in the early history of Wyoming Valley. Five out of seven brothers were massacred by Indians the same day. Miner's History of Wyoming Valley gives a detailed account of the cruel slaughter. Mrs. Theresa Gore, who died in 1854, was a widow of Samuel Carey and was 85 years of age, and remembered events of the struggles the early settlers had in WYoming Valley. She elected to be buried in the Gore burying ground, now in a dilapidated condition adjoining the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. All the Gore family were buried there in early days. Some of the bodies, however, were subsequently removed to Hollenback Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Gore still lie there, and of late years vandals have desecrated the grave and have broken the headstone. Still it is possible to decipher some of the inscription. W. E. Lines of Port Bowkley erected a wooden fence around the ground, but that has been maliciously broken. Mr. Williams suggests that something should be dome to reclaim this spot where rest the dust of those pioneers who sacrificed their lives in the long ago to establish the prosperity we now enjoy.
Source: "The Historical Record, A Quarterly Publication Devoted Principally To The Early History of Wyoming Valley and Contiguous Territory," Edited by F. C. Johnson; Volumes 4, 1893; Press of the Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA
AN ANCIENT BURYING GROUND
[Daily Record, July 12, 1904.
The old burying ground at Port Bowley along the Plank Road, near the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., continues to attrack the curious, although it is rapidly falling into decay, and will ultimately become entirely obliterated. It is about 100 feet square and the culm** banks are encroaching upon it. Some of the stones are broken or lying flat and gradually being covered with earth. Charles M. Williams recently copied such epitaphs as were legible, and they are given below. A complete list of the epitaphs can be found in the Historical Record, volume 8, page: 397:.....
Mary, wife of Daniel Gore, died April 11, 1806, aged 68 years.
Daniel Gore, died September 3, 1809, in the 63rd year of his age.
Polly, wife of George Gore, died October 25, 1813, in the 33d year of her age.....
Many of the bodies have been removed to other burial places.
Source: "Historical Record of Wyoming Valley, Volume 13, page 122-123; Edited by F. C. Johnson, Press of The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1905
Note:
*A "colliery" refers to a coal mine & its surrounding buildings.
**"culm" refers to a fine-grained waste from anthracite coal.
A wonderful photo taken in July 1901 of the cemetery shows it to be surrounded by a wooden plank fence. The entire cemetery is then surrounded by mounds of culm, a rocky scrap material resulting from coal mining. This photo can be found in "A History of Wilkes-Barre," Volumne II, 1909 by O. J. Harvey, between pages 722 & 723.
From various sources regarding Daniel Gore's burial and this cemetery.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP
There are three places in the township that were once known as burying-grounds. The Gore burying-ground was on the flats, between the old plank road and the canal, northeast of the Henry colliery*......These grounds have long since been abandoned, and no stone marks the resting place of the dead.....
Plainesville is a postoffice and station on the railroad; has two hotels, one store.
Port Bowkley is a station on the railroad, made and named by great Bowkley breaker; has a couple of small stores and blacksmith shop.....
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections.; H. C. Bradsby, Editor.; S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 1893.; Vol. pages 626-630
Reminiscences of Early Wyoming.
C. M. Williams of Plains is seeing a letter from Dr. J. B. Gore of Chicago published in a recent issue of the RECORD stated that he was related to that family on his mother's side. A few months ago he received a letter from Mr. Gore from Boston, wanting information concerning the family. They were a noted family in the early history of Wyoming Valley. Five out of seven brothers were massacred by Indians the same day. Miner's History of Wyoming Valley gives a detailed account of the cruel slaughter. Mrs. Theresa Gore, who died in 1854, was a widow of Samuel Carey and was 85 years of age, and remembered events of the struggles the early settlers had in WYoming Valley. She elected to be buried in the Gore burying ground, now in a dilapidated condition adjoining the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. All the Gore family were buried there in early days. Some of the bodies, however, were subsequently removed to Hollenback Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Gore still lie there, and of late years vandals have desecrated the grave and have broken the headstone. Still it is possible to decipher some of the inscription. W. E. Lines of Port Bowkley erected a wooden fence around the ground, but that has been maliciously broken. Mr. Williams suggests that something should be dome to reclaim this spot where rest the dust of those pioneers who sacrificed their lives in the long ago to establish the prosperity we now enjoy.
Source: "The Historical Record, A Quarterly Publication Devoted Principally To The Early History of Wyoming Valley and Contiguous Territory," Edited by F. C. Johnson; Volumes 4, 1893; Press of the Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA
AN ANCIENT BURYING GROUND
[Daily Record, July 12, 1904.
The old burying ground at Port Bowley along the Plank Road, near the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., continues to attrack the curious, although it is rapidly falling into decay, and will ultimately become entirely obliterated. It is about 100 feet square and the culm** banks are encroaching upon it. Some of the stones are broken or lying flat and gradually being covered with earth. Charles M. Williams recently copied such epitaphs as were legible, and they are given below. A complete list of the epitaphs can be found in the Historical Record, volume 8, page: 397:.....
Mary, wife of Daniel Gore, died April 11, 1806, aged 68 years.
Daniel Gore, died September 3, 1809, in the 63rd year of his age.
Polly, wife of George Gore, died October 25, 1813, in the 33d year of her age.....
Many of the bodies have been removed to other burial places.
Source: "Historical Record of Wyoming Valley, Volume 13, page 122-123; Edited by F. C. Johnson, Press of The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1905
Note:
*A "colliery" refers to a coal mine & its surrounding buildings.
**"culm" refers to a fine-grained waste from anthracite coal.
Age 63 years. Daniel and wife Mary had seven children: Daniel, Obadiah, George, Polly, Rachel, Lydia, and Theresia.
A wonderful photo taken in July 1901 of the cemetery shows it to be surrounded by a wooden plank fence. The entire cemetery is then surrounded by mounds of culm, a rocky scrap material resulting from coal mining. This photo can be found in "A History of Wilkes-Barre," Volumne II, 1909 by O. J. Harvey, between pages 722 & 723.
From various sources regarding Daniel Gore's burial and this cemetery.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP
There are three places in the township that were once known as burying-grounds. The Gore burying-ground was on the flats, between the old plank road and the canal, northeast of the Henry colliery*......These grounds have long since been abandoned, and no stone marks the resting place of the dead.....
Plainesville is a postoffice and station on the railroad; has two hotels, one store.
Port Bowkley is a station on the railroad, made and named by great Bowkley breaker; has a couple of small stores and blacksmith shop.....
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections.; H. C. Bradsby, Editor.; S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 1893.; Vol. pages 626-630
Reminiscences of Early Wyoming.
C. M. Williams of Plains is seeing a letter from Dr. J. B. Gore of Chicago published in a recent issue of the RECORD stated that he was related to that family on his mother's side. A few months ago he received a letter from Mr. Gore from Boston, wanting information concerning the family. They were a noted family in the early history of Wyoming Valley. Five out of seven brothers were massacred by Indians the same day. Miner's History of Wyoming Valley gives a detailed account of the cruel slaughter. Mrs. Theresa Gore, who died in 1854, was a widow of Samuel Carey and was 85 years of age, and remembered events of the struggles the early settlers had in WYoming Valley. She elected to be buried in the Gore burying ground, now in a dilapidated condition adjoining the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. All the Gore family were buried there in early days. Some of the bodies, however, were subsequently removed to Hollenback Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Gore still lie there, and of late years vandals have desecrated the grave and have broken the headstone. Still it is possible to decipher some of the inscription. W. E. Lines of Port Bowkley erected a wooden fence around the ground, but that has been maliciously broken. Mr. Williams suggests that something should be dome to reclaim this spot where rest the dust of those pioneers who sacrificed their lives in the long ago to establish the prosperity we now enjoy.
Source: "The Historical Record, A Quarterly Publication Devoted Principally To The Early History of Wyoming Valley and Contiguous Territory," Edited by F. C. Johnson; Volumes 4, 1893; Press of the Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA
AN ANCIENT BURYING GROUND
[Daily Record, July 12, 1904.
The old burying ground at Port Bowley along the Plank Road, near the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., continues to attrack the curious, although it is rapidly falling into decay, and will ultimately become entirely obliterated. It is about 100 feet square and the culm** banks are encroaching upon it. Some of the stones are broken or lying flat and gradually being covered with earth. Charles M. Williams recently copied such epitaphs as were legible, and they are given below. A complete list of the epitaphs can be found in the Historical Record, volume 8, page: 397:.....
Mary, wife of Daniel Gore, died April 11, 1806, aged 68 years.
Daniel Gore, died September 3, 1809, in the 63rd year of his age.
Polly, wife of George Gore, died October 25, 1813, in the 33d year of her age.....
Many of the bodies have been removed to other burial places.
Source: "Historical Record of Wyoming Valley, Volume 13, page 122-123; Edited by F. C. Johnson, Press of The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1905
Note:
*A "colliery" refers to a coal mine & its surrounding buildings.
**"culm" refers to a fine-grained waste from anthracite coal.
A wonderful photo taken in July 1901 of the cemetery shows it to be surrounded by a wooden plank fence. The entire cemetery is then surrounded by mounds of culm, a rocky scrap material resulting from coal mining. This photo can be found in "A History of Wilkes-Barre," Volumne II, 1909 by O. J. Harvey, between pages 722 & 723.
From various sources regarding Daniel Gore's burial and this cemetery.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP
There are three places in the township that were once known as burying-grounds. The Gore burying-ground was on the flats, between the old plank road and the canal, northeast of the Henry colliery*......These grounds have long since been abandoned, and no stone marks the resting place of the dead.....
Plainesville is a postoffice and station on the railroad; has two hotels, one store.
Port Bowkley is a station on the railroad, made and named by great Bowkley breaker; has a couple of small stores and blacksmith shop.....
Source: History of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania: With Biographical Selections.; H. C. Bradsby, Editor.; S. B. Nelson & Co., Publishers, Chicago, 1893.; Vol. pages 626-630
Reminiscences of Early Wyoming.
C. M. Williams of Plains is seeing a letter from Dr. J. B. Gore of Chicago published in a recent issue of the RECORD stated that he was related to that family on his mother's side. A few months ago he received a letter from Mr. Gore from Boston, wanting information concerning the family. They were a noted family in the early history of Wyoming Valley. Five out of seven brothers were massacred by Indians the same day. Miner's History of Wyoming Valley gives a detailed account of the cruel slaughter. Mrs. Theresa Gore, who died in 1854, was a widow of Samuel Carey and was 85 years of age, and remembered events of the struggles the early settlers had in WYoming Valley. She elected to be buried in the Gore burying ground, now in a dilapidated condition adjoining the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. All the Gore family were buried there in early days. Some of the bodies, however, were subsequently removed to Hollenback Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Gore still lie there, and of late years vandals have desecrated the grave and have broken the headstone. Still it is possible to decipher some of the inscription. W. E. Lines of Port Bowkley erected a wooden fence around the ground, but that has been maliciously broken. Mr. Williams suggests that something should be dome to reclaim this spot where rest the dust of those pioneers who sacrificed their lives in the long ago to establish the prosperity we now enjoy.
Source: "The Historical Record, A Quarterly Publication Devoted Principally To The Early History of Wyoming Valley and Contiguous Territory," Edited by F. C. Johnson; Volumes 4, 1893; Press of the Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA
AN ANCIENT BURYING GROUND
[Daily Record, July 12, 1904.
The old burying ground at Port Bowley along the Plank Road, near the Henry colliery* of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co., continues to attrack the curious, although it is rapidly falling into decay, and will ultimately become entirely obliterated. It is about 100 feet square and the culm** banks are encroaching upon it. Some of the stones are broken or lying flat and gradually being covered with earth. Charles M. Williams recently copied such epitaphs as were legible, and they are given below. A complete list of the epitaphs can be found in the Historical Record, volume 8, page: 397:.....
Mary, wife of Daniel Gore, died April 11, 1806, aged 68 years.
Daniel Gore, died September 3, 1809, in the 63rd year of his age.
Polly, wife of George Gore, died October 25, 1813, in the 33d year of her age.....
Many of the bodies have been removed to other burial places.
Source: "Historical Record of Wyoming Valley, Volume 13, page 122-123; Edited by F. C. Johnson, Press of The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, PA. 1905
Note:
*A "colliery" refers to a coal mine & its surrounding buildings.
**"culm" refers to a fine-grained waste from anthracite coal.
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