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

St. John the Baptist Church

1892 - 2008

— S Panom Bohom —

St. John the Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

1. St. John the Baptist Church Marker

Inscription.

In memory of the
Slovak immigrants
and their descendants
who worshiped here
and learned to live the
Gospel message of love.

[St. John the Baptist Elementary School image]
1917 - 2004
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(on back of marker)
Founding site of the Pennsylvania Slovak
Roman & Greek Catholic Union (1893)
Merged into the First Catholic Slovak Union (1990)

Erected by Concerned Parishioners, Students, and Friends.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 41° 19.389′ N, 75° 47.338′ W. Marker is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of William Street (U.S. 11) and Church Street, on the right when traveling west on William Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 William Street, Pittston PA 18640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Wyoming Valley,

and in Greater Scranton

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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 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: War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Thomas Jerome Hromisin (about 600 feet away); Our Hometown Heroes (about 600 feet away); 1st Lieutenant Jeffrey Frank DePrimo (about 600 feet away); Corporal Dale Justin Kridlo (about 600 feet away); Lieutenant Colonel Richard Joseph Berrettini (about 600 feet away); President John F. Kennedy Memorial Statue (about 700 feet away); John F. Lombardo and Leonard C. Insalaco II (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittston.

Also see . . . Saint John the Baptist Elementary School, Pittston at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

St. John the Baptist Church Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

2. St. John the Baptist Church Marker (back)

Detail on St. John the Baptist Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 21, 2020

3. Detail on St. John the Baptist Church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 952 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.