Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lackawanna County COVID 19 Memorial Plaza
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025
1. Lackawanna County COVID 19 Memorial Plaza Bench
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Erected 2021.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 2020.
Location. 41° 24.513′ N, 75° 39.712′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Linden Street east of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Memorial bench is on the County Courthouse northeast grounds. 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: Scranton - The Electric City (within shouting distance of this marker); General Casimir Pulaski (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Courthouse Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory And Commemoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Harbor Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); John Mitchell (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.
More about this marker. The Plaza was the site of several remembrance services
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2025
2. Lackawanna County COVID 19 Memorial Plaza and Bench
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 54 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
