Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
George Washington
by the
Patriotic Order
Sons of America
and
citizens
of
Lackawanna County
July 4 - 1893
Erected 1893 by Patriotic Order Sons of America and Citizens of Lackawanna County.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series list.
Location. 41° 24.536′ N, 75° 39.742′ W. Memorial is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is at the intersection of Linden Street and Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Linden Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 501 Linden St, Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. 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: Courthouse Square (here, next to this marker); Scranton - The Electric City (within shouting distance of this marker); Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (within shouting distance of this marker); Lackawanna County COVID 19 Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away,
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