Larksville in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Miners Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

1. Miners Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of the
miners who worked
inside and outside of
the coal mines

[on rear of monument]
Dedicated To The
Men & Mineral
Of Larksville
1909-2009

[Image of] Loree Colliery
[established] 1909

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 41° 15.891′ N, 75° 55.503′ W. Marker is in Larksville, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It is on State Street east of Railroad Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Larksville Municipal Building grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 East State Street, Kingston PA 18704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Edwardsville Warrior Tree (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Welcome to the Anthracite Heritage Walk (approx. 1.2 miles away); What on Earth is a Levee? (approx. 1.2 miles away); Trailing Along (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away).

Miners Memorial [rear] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

2. Miners Memorial [rear]

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

3. Miners Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 20, 2024

4. Miners Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.