Jermyn in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Founders of First Aid in America

In Honor of

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2024

1. The Founders of First Aid in America Marker

Inscription.
Jermyn Colliery
The Hudson Coal Co.
Oct. 25, 1899

Matthew J. Shields, M.D.
Samuel Waters · David J. Jenkins · John Hogarth · Geo. Pendered, Sr.
Thos. Harvey · Wm. W. Whitley · Edward N. Stuart · Andrew Richards
Wm. Westington, Sr. · Wm. Mellow · Fred Dawe · James O'Dowd
Harry Langman · Wm. Roberts · Peter Kelly · Joel Morcom
Thos. Williams · Michael Roberts · Wm. J. Toman · Joseph Beckwith
Samuel Laundry · Stephen Morcom · John Culey · Wm. Tennis

Erected 2003 by the First Aid Centennial Committee and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 41° 31.716′ N, 75° 32.984′ W. Marker is in Jermyn, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Jefferson Avenue south of Bacon Street, on the left when traveling south. On the Jermyn Community Center grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 Jefferson Avenue, Jermyn PA 18433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley

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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 walking distance of this marker: John Jermyn (a few steps from this marker); 6 Jermyn Churches (a few steps from this marker); Jermyn Memorial Garden Circles of Life (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Veterans Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Borough of Jermyn (approx. ¼ mile away); First Aid Pioneer (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jermyn.

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2024

2. The Founders of First Aid in America Representative Pavers

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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