Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Isaac S. Osterhout
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 27, 2022
1. Isaac S. Osterhout Monument
Osterhout Free Library
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Education.
Location. 41° 15.512′ N, 75° 52.303′ W. Marker is in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It can be reached from North River Street. Monument is in Hollenback Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 North River Street, Wilkes Barre PA 18702, 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 marker: Rev. Jacob Johnson, A.M. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frederick and Georgia Post Johnson (about 500 feet away); Henry Brown (about 600 feet away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Joseph Davis and Lieutenant William Jones (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Settlers and War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Connecticut Settlement (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Permanent Settlement in the Wyoming Valley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilkes-Barre.
Also see . . . A Brief History of the Osterhout Library. (Submitted on June 29, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 27, 2022
2. Isaac S. Osterhout Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 29, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
