Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Abraham Lincoln

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

1. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Dedication

Inscription.

Erected in memory
of
Abraham Lincoln
by the
J^r. O.U.A.M.
Presented to
the
City of Scranton
July 4^th 1909.

[Lincoln's Gettysburg Address]
[not transcribed]

Lackawanna County Councils
J^r. O.U.A.M.
Lackawanna Valley No. 81
Clover No. 99
Moses Taylor No. 151
Blakely No. 320
West Scranton No. 497
Jermyn No. 703
Patriotic No. 822
Dalton No. 942
Col. T.D. Lewis No. 1015
Dunmore No. 1022

Erected 1909 by the Lackawanna County Councils of Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1909.

Location. 41° 24.087′ N, 75° 38.475′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on the Access Road through Nay Aug Park, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scranton PA 18510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

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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: World War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brooks Coal Mine (about 600 feet away); The “Pioneer” (about 600 feet away); Coal Miners Memorial (about 700 feet away); Sigillaria Fossil (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battleship Maine Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Everhart Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brooks Model Coal Mine (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gettysburg Address image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

2. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Sponsors image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

3. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Sponsors

Abraham Lincoln Bas Relief image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

4. Abraham Lincoln Bas Relief

Abraham Lincoln Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

5. Abraham Lincoln Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 16, 2019

6. Abraham Lincoln Memorial

Nay Aug Park pool in background

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 820 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 21, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.