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

Tony Walsh Park

Dedicated to Tony Walsh

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

1. Tony Walsh Park Marker

Inscription.

Scranton Firefighter,
Original Member of Rescue Co. 1,
Vietnam Veteran, and
North Scranton Resident

Erected 2025 by City of Scranton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, Vietnam.

Location. 41° 26.345′ N, 75° 39.609′ W. Marker is in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Wayne Avenue south of Market Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1808 Wayne Avenue, Scranton PA 18508, 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

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within walking distance of this marker: St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary Church Cornerstone (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jerry Moran (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Founding Pastors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); Silkman House (approx. ¼ mile away); Tadas Kosciuska (approx. ¼ mile away); Lithuanian Roadside Cross Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scranton.

Tony Walsh Park and Marker image. Click for full size.

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

2. Tony Walsh Park and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.