Honesdale in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wilbur W. Pohle 5th Street Bridge

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2020

1. Wilbur W. Pohle 5th Street Bridge Marker

Inscription.

To honor the outstanding public service of

Wilbur W. Pohle
1925 - 1992

Member of Honesdale Borough Council
for thirty-one years;
Council President
for twenty years

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 41° 34.157′ N, 75° 15.268′ W. Marker is in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 6) and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Honesdale PA 18431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

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

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of this marker: Ruth McGinnis (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Padre Pio (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Original St. John the Evangelist Church and Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Rev. James Maloney and Early Settlers of Saint John's Church (about 700 feet away); Delaware & Hudson Gravity Railroad Coal Wagon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stourbridge Lion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Delaware & Hudson Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Honesdale.

Wilbur W. Pohle 5th Street Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 29, 2020

2. Wilbur W. Pohle 5th Street Bridge and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.