Throop in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
World Wars Memorial
Victory & Peace God & Country
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 30, 2018
1. World Wars Memorial Marker
members of St. John's Parish
who made the supreme sacrifice and
who served in World Wars I and II
Erected by Holy Name Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 41° 26.959′ N, 75° 37.717′ W. Memorial is in Throop, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Rebecca Street and Harriet Street, on the left when traveling east on Rebecca Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 215 Rebecca Street, Scranton PA 18512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Our Lady of Victory Shrine (here, next to this marker); Blessed Sacrament Parish (here, next to this marker); War Memorial Honor Roll (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Throop (approx. half a mile away); Anthracite Mine Disaster (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Penn State Scranton Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Throop.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. Blessed Sacrament Parish Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
3. Blessed Sacrament Parish at the former St. Anthony of Padua Polish Catholic Church Sanctuary
Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
