Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
King's College Founders
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2017
1. King's College Founders Monument
the Holy Cross Community who founded King's College
1946
Rev. James W. Connerton, C.S.C.
President
Rev. William S. Scandlon, C.S.C.
Vice President
Rev. Raymond A. Pieper, C.S.C.
Dean
Rev. Joseph Houser, C.S.C.
Secretary-Treasurer
Rev. John Dupuis, C.S.C.
Rev. William C. Havey, C.S.C.
Rev. Thomas P. Jones, C.S.C.
Rev. James E. Kline, C.S.C.
Rev. Frank J. O'Hara, C.S.C.
Rev. Edward Shea, C.S.C.
1947
Rev. Leo W. Gorman, C.S.C.
Rev. Charles Harris, C.S.C.
Rev. Thomas J. Lane, C.S.C.
Bro. Harold Rogan, C.S.C.
"We shall always place education
side by side with instruction;
the mind will not be cultivated
at the expense of the heart."
Rev. Basil Moreau, C.S.C.
Erected by King's College.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 41° 14.966′ N, 75° 52.761′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It can be reached from North Franklin Street. Monument is west of Hessel Hall, on
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Wyoming Valley. 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Parents Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wyoming Division Canal (about 400 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Ellen Webster Palmer (about 500 feet away); Korean War Memorial (about 600 feet away); 109th Field Artillery Battalion (about 600 feet away); U.S.S. Wilkes-Barre (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.
Also see . . . History of King's College. College website entry (Submitted on November 22, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2017
2. King's College Founders Monument (back)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2017
3. King's College Founders' Walk and Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
