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

Marywood University Timeline

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

1. Marywood University Timeline Fountain

Inscription.

• 10 November 1845 · Founding of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe, Michigan)

• 23 August 1858 · Opening of the IHM mission in Pennsylvania at Saint Joseph's, Susquehanna County

• 8 September 1902 · Dedication of Mount Saint Mary's of the Immaculate Conception Motherhouse & Seminary

• 8 September 1915 · Opening of Marywood College

• 8 Septembere 2015 · Celebration of Marywood University Centennial ...

Erected 2015 by Marywood University, Alumni and Friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is August 23, 1858.

Location. 41° 26.004′ N, 75° 38.12′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Morgan Road east of Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Memorial fountain is the centerpiece of the Motherhouse and Seminary Morgan Memorial Garden, on the Marywood University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 Adams Avenue, Scranton PA 18509, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse (a few steps from this marker); Saint Casimir (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert Patrick Casey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jim Crowley (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jack Henzes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic Post 139 Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rev. Jacob M. Koehler (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Also see . . .
1. History of Marywood University.

Marywood University Timeline Fountain in the Morgan Memorial Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

2. Marywood University Timeline Fountain in the Morgan Memorial Garden

Looking west, with fountain between the long benches

University website entry (Submitted on May 8, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. History of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Congregation website entry (Submitted on May 8, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Marywood University Morgan Memorial Garden Paver image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

3. Marywood University Morgan Memorial Garden Paver

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

4. Marywood University Morgan Memorial Garden Paver

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

5. Marywood University Morgan Memorial Garden Paver

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 7, 2020

6. Marywood University Morgan Memorial Garden Paver

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 8, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.