Swoyersville in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Morgan Recreation Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
1. Morgan Recreation Park Marker
Jesse Taylor Morgan
1847 1928
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
"He loved God and all Mankind"
Donated to Swoyersville Borough
February 16, 1953
Erected 1953.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is February 16, 1953.
Location. 41° 17.987′ N, 75° 52.675′ W. Marker is in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 1010) and Sycamore Drive, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Andrew Lawrence American Legion Post 644 World War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Denison House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War II and Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Forty Fort (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. one mile away); James Bird (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Swoyersville.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 20, 2024
2. Morgan Recreation Park and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 154 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
