The legend of Queen Esther

'Better Life' painting by John Buxton portrays Madame Catherine Montour and her son, Andrew, who've been often mistaken for Queen Esther Montour and her son. Courtesy of Explore Pa. History website

Just off Susquehanna Avenue in Wyoming, in a quiet residential neighborhood between Seventh and Eighth streets, there lies beneath the ground a large boulder, barely visible through a steel cage. A small plaque bearing the words: "Upon this rock, the Indian Queen Esther slaughtered the Brave Patriots taken in the Battle of July 3, 1778."

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