List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lackawanna County

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Location of Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lackawanna County.

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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 32 historical markers located in Lackawanna County. [1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker typeTopics
Pioneer, The TransparentPlaceholder.png July 15, 1948Nay Aug Park at railroad car (on "road" across from Vine St., near Arthur Ave., behind Everhart Mus.), Scranton
41°24′03″N75°38′37″W / 41.40078°N 75.6435°W / 41.40078; -75.6435 (Pioneer, The)
RoadsideRailroads, Transportation
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike TransparentPlaceholder.png October 25, 2002Courthouse Square, Scranton
RoadsideCoal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
Anthracite Mine Disaster TransparentPlaceholder.png October 23, 1994In front of Throop Borough Bldg., Charles St. & Sanderson Ave., Throop
41°26′46″N75°37′13″W / 41.44598°N 75.62039°W / 41.44598; -75.62039 (Anthracite Mine Disaster)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
Capoose TransparentPlaceholder.png December 2, 19471030 Providence Rd., at Diamond St., West Scranton
41°25′32″N75°39′59″W / 41.42548°N 75.66625°W / 41.42548; -75.66625 (Capoose)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American
Carbondale TransparentPlaceholder.png June 19, 194760 S Main St. (Bus. 6), at Housing Authority, Carbondale
41°34′11″N75°30′12″W / 41.56963°N 75.50335°W / 41.56963; -75.50335 (Carbondale)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Coal
Carbondale TransparentPlaceholder.png June 19, 1947#5 6th Ave., at City Hall (6th Ave. side), Carbondale
41°34′20″N75°30′11″W / 41.57225°N 75.50316°W / 41.57225; -75.50316 (Carbondale)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Coal
Carbondale TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1947208 Fallbrook St. (PA 106), next to guard rail, N end of Carbondale
41°34′59″N75°30′46″W / 41.58317°N 75.51279°W / 41.58317; -75.51279 (Carbondale)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Coal
Coal Miners' and Laborers' Strike Coal Miners' and Laborers' Strike, Pennsylvania state historical marker.jpg August 3, 2008SW corner of Lackawanna & Washington Aves., downtown Scranton
CityCoal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Elder Miller TransparentPlaceholder.png September 14, 19481214 N Abington Rd. (PA 407), at PA 632, Waverly
41°31′41″N75°42′18″W / 41.52798°N 75.7051°W / 41.52798; -75.7051 (Elder Miller)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Education, Religion
First Aid Pioneer TransparentPlaceholder.png November 8, 1947Bus. US 6 & PA 107, near bridge next to guardrail, Jermyn
41°32′03″N75°33′07″W / 41.53406°N 75.55189°W / 41.53406; -75.55189 (First Aid Pioneer)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
First Electric Cars TransparentPlaceholder.png September 15, 1948235 Adams Ave. at Spruce St. (Courthouse Square), Scranton
41°24′27″N75°39′43″W / 41.40754°N 75.66196°W / 41.40754; -75.66196 (First Electric Cars)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Electricity, Railroads
Gravity Railroad TransparentPlaceholder.png January 3, 199997 N Main St. (Rt. 6), at entrance to Gravity Park, Carbondale
41°34′32″N75°29′55″W / 41.57549°N 75.49854°W / 41.57549; -75.49854 (Gravity Railroad)
RoadsideCoal, Railroads, Transportation
Hickory Grove Cemetery TransparentPlaceholder.png May 3, 2003273 Miller Rd., just south of Carbondale Road (Rt. 632), Waverly
41°31′32″N75°41′34″W / 41.52546°N 75.69275°W / 41.52546; -75.69275 (Hickory Grove Cemetery)
RoadsideAfrican American, Underground Railroad
Jay Gould TransparentPlaceholder.png June 18, 1947Bear Lake Rd. (SR 2016), just N of River Rd., Thornhurst
41°10′44″N75°34′51″W / 41.17881°N 75.58084°W / 41.17881; -75.58084 (Jay Gould)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Railroads
Jay Gould TransparentPlaceholder.png June 19, 1947River & Locust Ridge (Hwy. 2015) Rds., just S of Thornhurst
41°10′29″N75°35′19″W / 41.17486°N 75.58849°W / 41.17486; -75.58849 (Jay Gould)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Professions & Vocations, Railroads
Keyser Creek TransparentPlaceholder.png September 2, 1948331 N Main St. (SR 3013), 200 yds from Taylor Profess. Plaza, near guardrail, Taylor
41°23′15″N75°42′17″W / 41.3876°N 75.70477°W / 41.3876; -75.70477 (Keyser Creek)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Lackawanna County George Washington statue in Scranton, PA IMG 1536.JPG May 25, 1982512 Spruce St., (betw. N Washington Ave. & Dix Ct.) Courthouse Sq., Scranton
41°24′28″N75°39′48″W / 41.40768°N 75.66341°W / 41.40768; -75.66341 (Lackawanna County)
CityCoal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
Lackawanna Iron Lackawanna Iron historical marker, Scranton, PA.jpg December 4, 1947at Scranton Iron Furnace, Cedar Ave. near Lackawanna Ave., (across from Gen. Dynamics) Scranton
41°24′13″N75°39′50″W / 41.40373°N 75.66382°W / 41.40373; -75.66382 (Lackawanna Iron)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Iron, Railroads, Steel
Loretta Perfectus Walsh TransparentPlaceholder.png November 11, 1995108 Willow Ave. at Lackawanna Ave. (Hwy. 347), at Am. Legion Post, Olyphant
41°28′12″N75°36′19″W / 41.46987°N 75.60516°W / 41.46987; -75.60516 (Loretto Perfectus Walsh)
CityMilitary, Military Post-Civil War, Women
Munsee Indian Village - PLAQUE TransparentPlaceholder.png May 1, 1916843 Providence Rd., on wall near stadium entrance, West Scranton
41°25′11″N75°39′55″W / 41.41975°N 75.66541°W / 41.41975; -75.66541 (Munsee Indian Village - PLAQUE)
PlaqueEarly Settlement, Native American
Old Forge TransparentPlaceholder.png July 24, 1947S. Main St. (SR 3013) at Lonesome Rd., near metal bridge, Old Forge
41°21′33″N75°44′46″W / 41.35925°N 75.74621°W / 41.35925; -75.74621 (Old Forge)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Cities & Towns
Pennsylvania Gravity TransparentPlaceholder.png May 7, 1999Tigue St., near I-84 overpass (across from hotel), Dunmore
41°24′51″N75°35′59″W / 41.4141°N 75.59976°W / 41.4141; -75.59976 (Pennsylvania Gravity)
RoadsideRailroads, Transportation
Rev. Jacob M. Koehler (1860-1932) TransparentPlaceholder.png June 10, 19991800 N. Washington Ave., betw. Electric & Columbia, at Scranton State Schl. for Deaf, Scranton
41°25′48″N75°38′30″W / 41.4299°N 75.64159°W / 41.4299; -75.64159 (Rev. Jacob M. Koehler)
RoadsideEducation, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Rev. William Bishop TransparentPlaceholder.png July 14, 19481124 Price St., at Main Ave., West Scranton
41°24′49″N75°40′45″W / 41.41363°N 75.67928°W / 41.41363; -75.67928 (Rev. William Bishop)
RoadsideReligion
Rocky Glen Park TransparentPlaceholder.png August 9, 2008Rocky Glen Rd., 1/4 mile off Rt. 502, at old park entrance, Moosic
RoadsideEthnic & Immigration, Railroads
Scranton Scranton-1.jpg September 7, 1948PA 307 E of Scranton, (Missing)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA.jpg September 7, 1948US 6 / I-81 northbound, at mile marker 189, just north of exit 187, N of Scranton
41°26′17″N75°37′45″W / 41.43808°N 75.62914°W / 41.43808; -75.62914 (Scranton)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton Scranton PA.jpg March 28, 1951US 6 / I-81 southbound, near exit 191B, next to guardrail, NE of Scranton
41°27′41″N75°40′00″W / 41.46125°N 75.6668°W / 41.46125; -75.6668 (Scranton)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Government & Politics 19th Century, Iron, Steel
Scranton DowntownScranton2003.jpg September 7, 1948S Main & Rundle Ave., by Taylor Shopping Ctr. sign, West Scranton
41°23′48″N75°41′20″W / 41.3967°N 75.68893°W / 41.3967; -75.68893 (Scranton)
RoadsideCities & Towns
Terence V. Powderly TransparentPlaceholder.png November 18, 1947N. Main Ave. & Mears St., West Scranton
41°25′10″N75°40′28″W / 41.41935°N 75.67445°W / 41.41935; -75.67445 (Terence V. Powderly)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Labor
Thomas J. Foster TransparentPlaceholder.png October 5, 1948Wyoming Ave. near Ash St., Scranton (Missing)
RoadsideEducation, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor, Professions & Vocations, Publishing
Tripp House, The TransparentPlaceholder.png n/a1011 N. Main Ave. near Scranton Expy., Scranton
41°25′35″N75°40′11″W / 41.42638°N 75.66969°W / 41.42638; -75.66969 (Tripp House, The)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century

See also

References

  1. "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 19, 2010.