Olyphant in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018
1. Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial Marker
and families whose lives
were forever changed by
the anthracite coal industry
of the Lackawanna Valley.
Dedicated August 9, 2009
Erected 2009 by Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial Association and Others.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is August 9, 2009.
Location. 41° 28.24′ N, 75° 36.359′ W. Marker is in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Lackawanna Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 347) and River Street, on the right when traveling west on Lackawanna Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Olyphant PA 18447, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Loretto Perfectus Walsh (about 400 feet away); Nestor Chylak (about 400 feet away); Captain Johnston Blakely (about 500 feet away); SS. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named War Memorial (about 500 feet away); John J. Morelli (approx. 0.2 miles away); Olyphant Junior High School (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Olyphant.
Also see . . .
1. Underwood Collery. Underground Miners website entry (Submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Olyphant Coal Mining Centennial 1858-1958. Power Library Digital Archives entry (Submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018
2. Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018
3. Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 26, 2018
4. Olyphant Coal Miners Memorial Sculptor Mark
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,342 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 1, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
