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

Throop

Incorporated April 16, 1894

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 30, 2018

1. Throop Marker

Inscription.

Named in honor of
Dr. Benjamin Throop

[List of Burgesses]
John Sykes 1894 ·
Charles F. Beatty 1894 · 1896
Patrick Corr 1897 · 1899
John L. Evans 1900 · 1902
William Sonn 1903 · 1905
George Richardson 1906 · 1908
Oliver Simpson 1909 · 1913
James J. McNulty 1914 · 1925
Fred C. Fabretti 1926 · 1927
Peter Sioch 1928 · 1929
Fred C. Fabretti 1930 · 1933
Dr. Paul E. Kubasko 1934 · 1937
John S. Genitsky 1938 · 1945
Stephen Dembrosky 1946 · 1949
Joseph Pisarcik 1950 · 1953
Frank T. Eshmont 1954 · 1957
Michael Menichiello 1958

Erected 1959 by T[h]roop Lions Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 41° 26.759′ N, 75° 37.228′ W. Marker is in Throop, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. Marker is at the intersection of Sanderson Street and Charles Street, on the left when traveling west on Sanderson Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 436 Sanderson Street, Scranton PA 18512, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anthracite Mine Disaster (here, next to this marker); War Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Penn State Scranton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Penn State Scranton (approx. 0.4 miles away); Blessed Sacrament Parish (approx. half a mile away); World Wars Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Our Lady of Victory Shrine (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Throop.

Also see . . . Dr Benjamin Henry Throop. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Dr. Benjamin Throop image. Click for full size.

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2. Dr. Benjamin Throop

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 30, 2018

3. Throop Marker

In outside brick wall of bell monument to left of War Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 30, 2018

4. Throop Marker

To left of War Memorial, on the Throop Borough Hall grounds.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 30, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.