Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind

November 1940

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2020

1. Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind Marker

Inscription.

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Erected by National Federation of the Blind.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education.

Location. 41° 14.608′ N, 75° 52.784′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Pennsylvania Boulevard, on the left when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 77 East Market Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the 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

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distance of this marker: The Redington Hotel (here, next to this marker); Min L. Matheson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel J. Flood (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jesse Fell (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Mary's High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); William G. McGowan (approx. 0.2 miles away); 4th-5th-7th-8th Wards WWII Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . . National Federation of the Blind: History and Governance. (Submitted on June 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2020

2. Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind Marker

Along Pennsylvania Blvd

Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 19, 2020

3. Birthplace of the National Federation of the Blind

The former Redington Hotel

Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.