Parryville in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Carl Wolter III Playground

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 30, 2018

1. Carl Wolter III Playground Marker

Inscription.
Growing up in Parryville, Carl learned valuable life lessons by playing. In high school, he was the javelin state champion; at Penn State he became an All-American in Track & Field and is the record holder for javelin in the college Big Ten Conference. Carl is impacting the lives of youth as a physical education teacher. In both 2002 & 2011, Carl earned the title of RE/MAX World Long Drive Champion (golf). This exceptional world champion was inducted in 2012 into the Carbon County Hall of Fame.

Parryville residents have the chance to be great…
and it starts with our "drive!"

Land donated by Harry E. Orkin
and dedicated to him in 1969

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.

Location. 40° 49.069′ N, 75° 40.373′ W. Marker is in Parryville, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Centre Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Parryville PA 18244, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Pocono Mountains.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Parryville Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Memorial

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Parryville War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of Bowmanstown Soldiers of the World War (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Honor and in Memory of (approx. 1.3 miles away); In honor of the Veterans of (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hans Dieterick Bauman (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Honor of the Veterans of West Bowmans (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parryville.

Also see . . . About Carl Wolter. (Submitted on September 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Carl Wolter III Playground and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 30, 2018

2. Carl Wolter III Playground and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 512 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.