The field where these men were at work when they were killed is still part of Exeter Township.

In the days following the battle, settlers fled the Wyoming Valley and spread the news of how the Patriots had been massacred.

[4] In response, a scorched earth campaign was conducted by Continental Army forces under the command of Major General John Sullivan).

The 1779 Sullivan Expedition destroyed numerous Iroquois villages in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

The township contains two major villages: Harding (in the south) and Upper Exeter (in the north).

Both villages are located along the only major highway in the township—PA 92 (which runs north to south along the Susquehanna River).

Exeter Township is part of Wyoming Area School District.