Hazle Township near West Hazleton in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2022
1. Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski Memorial
Eugene Boyarski, his wife Lorraine
and his family who tragically died in
the intentional fire bombing of their
home on February 14, 1976, and all the
deputy sheriff's [sic] from the greater
Hazleton area and Luzerne County
who serve their community and
elected sheriff with pride and honor.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is February 14, 1976.
Location. 40° 58.83′ N, 76° 0.372′ W. Marker is near West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is in Hazle Township. It can be reached from Pecora Boulevard. Memorial is in the Hazle Township Community Park, just off the parking area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 Pecora Boulevard, Hazleton PA 18202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); SFC. George J. Kendra (here, next to this marker); Hometown Heroes WWII (here, next to this marker); Hazleton High School Veteran Classmates (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Operation Desert Storm Memorial
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Also see . . . Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski. (Submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 30, 2022
2. Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
