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

St. Nicholas R. C. Church

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

1. St. Nicholas R. C. Church Marker

Inscription.

Founded 1855
by German Immigrants

Erected by St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church Parishioners.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 41° 14.448′ N, 75° 53.248′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on Washington Street south of South Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 South Washington 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 distance of this

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marker: St. Conrad's Young Men's Society (within shouting distance of this marker); William Camp Gildersleeve (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sordoni Art Gallery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Old Gymnasium (approx. 0.2 miles away); Weckesser Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary's High School (approx. ¼ mile away); E. S. Farley Library (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.

Also see . . .
1. History of St. Nicholas Church. (Submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History of St. Nicholas-St. Mary School. (Submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

St. Nicholas R. C. Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

2. St. Nicholas R. C. Church and Marker

Marker is on wall to right of center stairs

St. Nicholas R. C. Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

3. St. Nicholas R. C. Church

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

4. St. Nicholas R. C. Church

Northeast elevation detail

St. Nicholas-St. Mary School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2021

5. St. Nicholas-St. Mary School

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 681 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.