Downtown in Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Courthouse Square

Downtown Scranton Audio Walking Tour

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

1. Courthouse Square and Environs Historical Photos

Inscription.

[Historical photos of Courthouse Square and Environs]

Erected 2023 by Lackawanna County Arts & Culture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 41° 24.541′ N, 75° 39.742′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Linden Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Avenue. Historical photos cover the traffic control box at the northern corner of the Courthouse grounds, near the George Washington statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 North Washington Avenue, Scranton PA 18503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: George Washington (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, measured in a direct line); In Memory And Commemoration (about

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300 feet away); a different marker also named Route of the First Successful Electric Streetcar (about 300 feet away); Pearl Harbor Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

2. Courthouse Square and Environs Historical Photos

Courthouse Square Historical Photos image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

3. Courthouse Square Historical Photos

George Washington Statue in background

Courthouse Historical Engraving image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

4. Courthouse Historical Engraving

On Traffic Box near George Washington Statue

Washington Avenue Historical Post Card on Traffic Box image. Click for full size.

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5. Washington Avenue Historical Post Card on Traffic Box

Looking southwest

c.1900 Civil War Memorial on Courthouse Square image. Click for full size.

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6. c.1900 Civil War Memorial on Courthouse Square

Visible on Washington Ave Post Card

Federal Building Historical Post Card on Traffic Box image. Click for full size.

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7. Federal Building Historical Post Card on Traffic Box

Federal Building Today image. Click for full size.

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8. Federal Building Today

West across Washington Ave from Courthouse Square

Courthouse Square QR Code image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025

9. Courthouse Square QR Code

Provides historical context for the photos

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.