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Wysox in Bradford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Lester Frank Ward

Father of American Sociology

 
 
Lester Frank Ward Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
1. Lester Frank Ward Marker
Inscription. "Father of American Sociology," geologist, and Civil War veteran, L.F. Ward (1841-1913), spent his youth in Myersburg working with his brother, Cyrenus Osborne Ward, labor historian, in their hub factory. He has been called "the American Aristotle."
 
Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationIndustry & CommerceScience & MedicineWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.
 
Location. 41° 47.794′ N, 76° 22.763′ W. Marker is in Wysox, Pennsylvania, in Bradford County. Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 187 and Claverack Road, on the left when traveling south on State Route 187. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wysox PA 18854, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Major General John Sullivan’s March (approx. 1˝ miles away); Wysox Presbyterian Church (approx. 1˝ miles away); Henry J. Madill (approx. 1˝ miles away); Azilum (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 2.6 miles away);
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John Boyle (approx. 3˝ miles away); Guy Hulett Watkins (approx. 3˝ miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wysox.
 
Additional keywords. Social Sciences
 
Lester Frank Ward Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 13, 2015
2. Lester Frank Ward Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on November 8, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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