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

John S. Fine

(1893-1978)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021

1. John S. Fine Marker

Inscription.

Governor of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1955 after serving as county and state judge. His inauguration was the first to be televised. His administration instituted the first permanent sales tax, ended segregation in the National Guard, and opened the State Police to African Americans. Fine initiated improvements in health care, raising the state's national ranking. He was born in Alden and was a graduate of Nanticoke High School.

Erected 2016 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 41° 12.24′ N, 75° 59.554′ W. Marker is in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Kosciuszko Street and Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Kosciuszko Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Kosciuszko Street, Nanticoke PA 18634, 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: Coal Miners Memorial Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nanticoke (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Stanley J. Dudrick (approx. half a mile

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away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Walk of Honor September 11th Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Luzerne County Community College Walk of Honor (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nanticoke.

Also see . . .
1. Governor John Sydney Fine Bio. (Submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. American Lawyer, Judge, and Politician: John S. Fine Interview (1952) on YouTube. (Submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2021

2. John S. Fine Marker

Looking south

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.