Near La Plume in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Professor Howard D. Jennings

December 22, 1943 - September 1, 2017

— In Memory of —

Professor Howard D. Jennings Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

1. Professor Howard D. Jennings Marker

Inscription.
Educator, scholar, mentor, environmentalist, leader, visionary, friend, gentleman of the highest integrity, and a man whose word you could trust.

Howard's passion for teaching and his love of nature were combined in an exceptional career that spanned 45 years. He was a Professor of Biology, Botany and Zoology at Keystone College, leader of the Youth Conservation Corps and Nokomis Program, founder of the Water Discovery Center, Keystone College Environmental Education Institute and Sugar Shack, and overseer of Keystone's nature trails.

In 2010, in honor of his lifelong dedication to conservation, the Professor Howard Jennings Nature Preserve was established to forever protect 40 acres within Keystone's Woodlands Campus.

His impact on countless students is immeasurable. His legacy lives on through the continuing work of those he inspired to live up to their full potential and be stewards of our natural world.

Erected by Keystone College and the Overlook Estate Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2010.

Location. 41° 33.517′ N,

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75° 46.068′ W. Marker is near La Plume, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. It can be reached from Tunkhannock Hiking Trail. Marker is along the Countryside Trolley Trail, bordering Keystone College's Howard Jennings Nature Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: La Plume PA 18440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance of this marker: Station 17: Maple Sugaring (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Professor Howard D. Jennings (within shouting distance of this marker); From Sap to Syrup: The Making of Maple Sugar (within shouting distance

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

2. Professor Howard D. Jennings Marker

of this marker); History of Maple Syrup (within shouting distance of this marker); Fun Maple Syrup Facts (within shouting distance of this marker); Keystone College Sugar Shack (within shouting distance of this marker); Slowing the Flow (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Northern Electric Interurban Trolley (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Plume.

Also see . . . Lackawanna Hall Renamed in Honor of Professor Howard Jennings (Keystone College, 2022). (Submitted on July 28, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

View from Jennings Marker toward the Sugar Shack image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 26, 2024

3. View from Jennings Marker toward the Sugar Shack

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 27, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.