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

Elias Swartz

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 23, 2025

1. Elias Swartz Marker

Inscription.

Killed by the explosion of
the locomotive Virginia
in Scranton
Oct. 24, 1859
Aged 47 Yrs.

Be ye also ready for in such
an hour as ye think not
the Son of Man cometh.

Husband thou art gone and left me.
And the children feel the smart.
But tis God I will not murmur.
But oh! What pain it gives my heart.

[Masonic and Odd Fellows Emblems]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1859.

Location. 41° 21.229′ N, 75° 45.071′ W. Marker is in Duryea, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. It can be reached from Foote Avenue. Marker is in Marcy Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 733 Foote Avenue, Duryea PA 18642, 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

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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: PFC Walter Lambert Jr (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Forge (approx. half a mile away); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); St. Mary's PNCC Organizers and Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Holy Rosary Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Moosic High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Memorial to Honor SS Peter and Paul Parish (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duryea.

Elias Swartz Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 23, 2025

2. Elias Swartz Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.