Honesdale in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2019
1. Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial Marker
to the memory of the
Four Hundred Children of
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
buried in this plot
1859 - 1889.
'Suffer children to come to me, and forbid them
not. For such is the kingdom of God.'
Luke XVIII-16
Erected 1930 by Saint Mary Magdalen Parish.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1930.
Location. 41° 35.244′ N, 75° 15.677′ W. Marker is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is on Fair Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 191) north of Stanton Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1810 Fair Avenue, Honesdale PA 18431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. Lyman L. Lemnitzer (approx. half a mile away); Lackawaxen River (approx. Ύ mile away); Stourbridge Lion (approx. Ύ mile away); Snubbing Post (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named The Stourbridge Lion (approx. Ύ mile away); 1829 Stourbridge Lion (approx. Ύ mile away); The Tallman Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honesdale.
Also see . . . Ceremony to Rededicate Angel Statue in Honesdale Cemetery (2018). WNEP News16 website entry (Submitted on January 18, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2019
2. Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial Adjoining Abortion Memorial Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 17, 2019
3. Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Cemetery Children's Memorial and Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,071 times since then and 152 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 18, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
