Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Louise Larzelere Chatham
The Civic Club
to the memory of
Louise Larzelere Chatham
1872 - 1938
Conceiver and planner of
Memorial Park
1939
Erected 1939 by The Civic Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1872.
Location. 41° 14.56′ N, 77° 2.634′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Beeber Street, on the left when traveling west on Memorial Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Memorial Park, Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds and in the Susquehanna 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: Carl E. Stotz (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carl E. Stotz Field (about 800 feet away); "Major" and "Jimmy" Gehron (about 800 feet away); The Club House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lycoming County War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Carl E. Stotz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bowman Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.
Also see . . . Louise Larzelere Chatham: The first woman lawyer in Lycoming County (Sun-Gazette, 2016). (Submitted on July 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 293 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on September 23, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on July 27, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


