Kingston in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Agnes Flood High Water Mark

June 24, 1972

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

1. Agnes Flood High Water Mark Marker

Inscription.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Religion & Religious Structures • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 16.01′ N, 75° 53.771′ W. Marker is in Kingston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Chestnut Avenue south of Pringle Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the wall of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 Chestnut Avenue, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region,

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Reuben H. Levy (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation Fund (approx. ¼ mile away); The Kirby Common (approx. ¼ mile away); The Korean Garden (approx. ¼ mile away); Philip Jaisohn, M.D. (approx. ¼ mile away); Shafer House (approx. ¼ mile away); Wyoming Seminary (approx. ¼ mile away); Anning Owen (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingston.

Also see . . .
1. Brief History of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church, Kingston, PA. (Submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Cities Under Water, Under Siege: Hurricane Agnes. (Submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Susquehanna River, PA Hurricane Agnes Flood of 1972. (Submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Hurricane Agnes documentary on WBRE-TV (1992) Full on YouTube. (Submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Agnes Flood High Water Mark Marker on St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

2. Agnes Flood High Water Mark Marker on St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 26, 2017

3. St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church Cornerstone

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 9, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.