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

Tinsley Hall

Nurses Residence

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

1. Tinsley Hall Marker

Inscription.

Pittston Hospital
School of Nursing
Established 1903

Erected by Pittston Hospital.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 41° 18.881′ N, 75° 48.376′ W. Marker is in Pittston, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Overlook Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 Overlook Drive, 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 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: Knox Mine Disaster

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(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John F. Kennedy (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Captain Ann Bernatitus (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Christopher Columbus (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Wyoming (approx. ¾ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away).

Regarding Tinsley Hall. Pittston Hospital and its School of Nursing have been closed for decades.

Also see . . . Pittston acquires former Pittston Hospital and First Presbyterian Church. Sunday Dispatch website entry (2021) (Submitted on September 3, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Former Pittston Hospital's Tinsley Hall image. Click for full size.

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

2. Former Pittston Hospital's Tinsley Hall

Marker is in the near entrance alcove, not visible in photo

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

3. Former Pittston Hospital's Tinsley Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.