Tunkhannock in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walter B. Tewksbury

(1876-1968)

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

1. Walter B. Tewksbury Marker

Inscription. Winner of five medals in track & field, 1900 Olympic Games in Paris (two gold, two silver, one bronze). Co-holder, world record, 100 - meter dash, 1900. Member, National Track & Field Hall of Fame and Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. At the University of Pennsylvania, intercollegiate champion, 100 & 220- yard dashes, 1898 & 1899; graduated, D.D.S., 1899. Practiced dentistry, coached track & field, and was active in the Tunkhannock community.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 41° 32.561′ N, 75° 57.319′ W. Marker is in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in Wyoming County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave and Maple Ave. on Pennsylvania Ave. The marker is on Tunkhannock Memorial Park at the field entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tunkhannock PA 18657, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 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: The Freedom Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wyoming County

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Sullivan's March (approx. half a mile away); The Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 (approx. half a mile away); Discover Tunkhannock (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tunkhannock.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tunkhannock (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Walter B. Tewksbury. (Submitted on July 30, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

2. Walter B. Tewksbury Marker

Walter B. Tewksbury Marker at the field entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 13, 2015

3. Walter B. Tewksbury Marker at the field entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.