Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jerry Tomasetti
Father - Friend - Pugulist
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
1. Jerry Tomasetti Memorial Bench
and posted a 13 - 6 record with 9 knockouts, from 1959 - 1968.
He is enshrined in the Northeast Region
Sports Hall of Fame and
New York State Boxing Hall of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.
Location. 41° 24.005′ N, 75° 38.657′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Mulberry Street east of Arthur Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Memorial bench is next to the Reflecting Pool, on the Everhart Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 Mulberry Street, Scranton PA 18510, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 200th Anniversary of the U.S. Constitution (a few steps from this marker); The Freedom Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The Everhart Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battleship Maine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 150th Anniversary of the Constitution (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sigillaria Fossil (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
Also see . . .
1. Jerry Tomasetti. Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame website entry (Submitted on November 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Local boxing great Jerry Tomasetti dies at 73. Scranton Times-Tribune (2009) (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Jerry Tomasetti Boxing Record. BoxRec website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame, unknown
2. Jerry Tomasetti
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
3. Jerry Tomasetti Memorial Bench
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 23, 2018
4. Jerry Tomasetti Memorial Bench Inscription Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 665 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
