Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2018
1. Abraham Lincoln Marker
Presented on his bicentennial
February 12, 2009
Erected 2009 by the Delaney Delacy Guard SVR, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 12, 2009.
Location. 41° 24.627′ N, 75° 39.643′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street (Pennsylvania Route 307), on the left when traveling south on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 North Washington Avenue, Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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: City Hall and Environs (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Franklin Firefighter Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct
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Also see . . . Abraham Lincoln. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 24, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2018
2. Abraham Lincoln Monument
Photographed by Charles Berman, September 15, 2024
3. Abraham Lincoln Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2018
4. Abraham Lincoln Bust
Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 750 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 20, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. 4. submitted on January 28, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
