Honesdale in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gibbons Memorial Park

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 7, 2018

1. Gibbons Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.

Presented in the Year of 1955
to the People of Honesdale
by
Frances Haag Gibbons
in memory of her husband
Austin Flint Gibbons
and his parents
Dr. and Mrs. Peter S. Gibbons

Erected 1955 by City of Honesdale.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 41° 34.735′ N, 75° 15.099′ W. Marker is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is on the end of Gibbons Park Road, off Cliff Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honesdale PA 18431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Washington Irving and the "Irving Cliff" Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Jennie Brownscombe Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lackawaxen River (approx. ¼ mile away); Wayne County Walk of Honor (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Tallman Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flow & Fauna (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honesdale.

Also see . . .
1. Irving Cliff & Gibbons Memorial Park. Wayne County Historical Society website entry (Submitted on December 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Cross controversy stirs strong emotions in Honesdale (2018). (Submitted on December 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Gibbons Memorial Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 7, 2018

2. Gibbons Memorial Park and Marker

Gibbons Memorial Park Star/Cross image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 7, 2018

3. Gibbons Memorial Park Star/Cross

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 7, 2018

4. Gibbons Memorial Park Star/Cross

Looking southwest

Gibbons Memorial Park Star image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 7, 2018

5. Gibbons Memorial Park Star

View from Courthouse Square

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 372 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.