South Abington Township near Chinchilla in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Daniel T. Stark Memorial Bridge

Daniel T. Stark

— 1978 - 2001 —

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 2, 2022

1. Daniel T. Stark Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription.

This bridge is dedicated to the memory of
Daniel T. Stark
He built this bridge and other facilities within
South Abington Recreation Park as an employee
of his father's company, Stark's Construction.
Daniel, a 1996 gradate of Abington Heights [High School],
was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps at
the time of his tragic accident on 9/7/01
He was a model of future leadership in this community
Dan's spirit and smile will always be remembered.

Erected by South Abington Township and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.

Location. 41° 28.745′ N, 75° 40.976′ W. Memorial is near Chinchilla, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in South Abington Township. It can be reached from Northern Boulevard. Marker and bridge are in South Abington Community Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 642 Northern Boulevard, Clarks Summit PA 18411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Wyoming

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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: James G. Reese Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); South Abington Township World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Deacon William Clark (approx. 1½ miles away); Baptist Church Bell (approx. 1½ miles away); Laura Lee DeFazio Morabito (approx. 1½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Gateway to Scranton (approx. 2 miles away).

Also see . . . Family Says Flags Stolen From Veteran’s Memorial at Popular Park (2019). (Submitted on December 2, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Daniel T. Stark Memorial Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 2, 2022

2. Daniel T. Stark Memorial Bridge and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.