Did you know Carlisle Street was built on an old Native American burial ground? Seriously.
I grew up in Wilkes-Barre, and researching local history and genealogy is a hobby of mine. I learned from old newspaper articles that this section of Wilkes-Barre that includes 142 Carlisle Street was built on an old Native American burial ground. Seriously. In the 1800s, it was the site of the E.W. Sturdevant Estate, also…