South Canaan Township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Millenium Bell Tower
Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
during the Primacy and Beatitude
The Most Blessed Herman, Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada
Erected 2005 by the Monastery of Saint Tikhon.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.
Location. 41° 30.933′ N, 75° 24.116′ W. Marker is in South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania, in Wayne County. It is on Saint Tikhons Road, on the left when traveling north. The bell tower is on the monastery grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Saint Tikhons Road, Waymart PA 18472, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); 200th Anniversary of South Canaan Township Settlement (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Waymart Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Gravity Railroad Depot (approx. 4½ miles away); Thomas A. Snook VFW Post 6520 Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); From Mine to Market (approx. 5½ miles away).
Also see . . . Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk. (Submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.


