On Main Street at Wyoming Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Erected by the Glen Alden Coal Co. in 1939, the breaker could process 7,000 tons of anthracite daily. It was among the first in the industry to utilize Menzies cones to separate coal from rock. An innovative aerial tramway disposed of waste . . . — — Map (db m188707) HM
On Main Street at Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Erected in honor of
the men and women of
Ashley
who served in
all wars
In grateful tribute toward
the living and the dead who
through their valiant efforts
and bitter sacrifice have
made America great is this
shrine so . . . — — Map (db m188704) WM
On Spring Street at Hawthorne Street, on the left when traveling north on Spring Street.
In 1906, a group of Polish families in Avoca founded the SS Peter and Paul Society committed with the task of establishing a Polish ethnic parish in Avoca. In 1909, a Polish church was erected at the corner of Main and Vine Streets. A larger . . . — — Map (db m151264) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Hawthorne Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Dedicated to
all the
men and women
of
Avoca
who served their country
★ ★ ★
Lest We Forget
[VFW and American Legion Emblems]
Dedicated Nov. 7, 1987 — — Map (db m150010) WM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Vine Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Daniel R Romanko
Vietnam KIA [US Army] Sep 27 1965
Michael J Clifford
Vietnam KIA [US Navy] Jun 13 1967
From a Grateful Community — — Map (db m218659) WM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
Those Who Gave Their All
★ Glenn Davis ★ Ralph Heckrote ★ Harvey Smith
★ William Drasher ★ Robert Morrow ★ Donald Stauffer
★ Charles Drumheller ★ Oscar Schaefer-W.W.I. ★ Ralph Smith . . . — — Map (db m214257) WM
Dedicated in honor and appreciation to
our War Veterans, MIAs, and POWs
past and present
Army Navy Air Force
Marine Coast Guard — — Map (db m214258) WM
On Lake Street (County Route 1047), on the right when traveling west.
The Sisters of Mercy established Luzerne County's first four-year institution of higher learning on nearly 100 acres of land on this site, purchased on behalf of the Sisters in 1914.
On August 14, 1924, 2,500 people witnessed the dedication of . . . — — Map (db m108343) HM
We witness to Mercy when we reverence the dignity
of each person, create a spirit of hospitality,
and pursue integrity of word and deed in our lives.
Catherine McAuley
Founder, Sisters of Mercy, 1831 — — Map (db m216527) HM
On Wyoming Avenue east of New Street, on the right when traveling east.
The names of the
heroic men and women of the
Holy Mother of Sorrows Congregation
P.N.C. Church Dupont, Pa.
who served in the Armed Forces
of our country during World War II
are indelibly inscribed in our hearts
«««« . . . — — Map (db m151572) WM
On Lackawanna Avenue at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east on Lackawanna Avenue.
This stone symbolizes the
foundation on which this church
was built. Polish immigrants
unselfishly dedicated their
time and labor to establish
this parish in 1902. To this
day, their vision is sustained
by their descendants and by . . . — — Map (db m151571) HM
On Chestnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 315) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street.
Let us hold
in honored memory
those men and women
of Dupont
who served our country
in all wars
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Let none forget
they gave their all
and faltered not
when came the call . . . — — Map (db m124157) WM
On Stephenson Street east of Parkcrest Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the
men and women of
Duryea
who served their country
in all wars
May 30, 1953
——————————————
Remembering all who died for . . . — — Map (db m150007) WM
The first American inhabitants migrated into this area as the last glaciers
receded 12,000 to 18,000 years ago. By the mid-18th century, Europeans
arrived and initially settled near Wilkes-Barre, PA. These later settlers were
mainly farmers from . . . — — Map (db m163543) HM
Forests
Industrial timbering cleared large swaths of
stable old-growth woodland. This type of
forest-clearing significantly changed the
character of the land by removing key
components of a stable ecosystem. These
new ecosystems . . . — — Map (db m163544) HM
These are the smallest and oldest of the miners homes at Eckley.
With only a living room and kitchen/dining area on the first floor,
and a sleeping loft above, the poorest families lived here.
Men who lived here with their families were . . . — — Map (db m206715) HM
On Eckley Main Street, on the left when traveling east.
The tree of liberty must be
refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots ant tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
Dedicated to All United States Armed Forces
Eckley Miners' Village
July 2011 — — Map (db m196373) WM
The tree of liberty must be
refreshed from time to time with
the blood of patriots and tyrants
Thomas Jefferson
Dedicated to
All United States Armed Forges
Eckley Miners' Village
July 2011 — — Map (db m163542) WM
On Main Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Honor and Remember
our LOCAL HEROES
in the U.S. Military
Killed in Action Wounded in Action POW/MIA
Active Duty/Combat Deployed Reserves/Retired — — Map (db m188683) HM
On Main Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Dedicated
by the
People of Edwardsville
in honor of
those who served
so gallantly
in the Armed Forces
of the
United States of America — — Map (db m188681) WM
On Valley Street at Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east on Valley Street.
The British battle line was formed almost parallel with and a little north of this street by Major John Butler, the commander, and Sayenqueraghta, chief of the Senecas. After advancing in formation for a mile to about 100 yards south of the British . . . — — Map (db m56393) HM
On Penn Avenue at Memorial Street, on the right when traveling south on Penn Avenue.
May 29, 1917 Nov. 22, 1963
"In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted
the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink
from this responsibility; I welcome it." J.F.K.
"The . . . — — Map (db m169980) HM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue.
Let us hold
in honored memory
those men and women
from Exeter, Pa.
who gave the
supreme sacrifice
for their country
in all wars
In memory of those who gave their lives in all wars
Dominick Carabino Michael Esposito Joseph . . . — — Map (db m124152) WM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on Wyoming Avenue.
In grateful recognition
of valor
dedicated to the
honor and memory of
our men and women of
Exeter Boro.
who served our country
in all wars — — Map (db m168836) WM
Named for the forty Connecticut settlers of 1769. Begun in 1770. The Wyoming Massacre followed its surrender to Maj. Butler's force of British, Tories, and Indians, July 4, 1779. — — Map (db m18850) HM
On the afternoon of Friday
June 23, 1972
the Susquehanna River
swollen by flood waters of
unprecedented height broke
through the dike at a point
120 yards south of this site.
The swirling water gouged a
four acre chasm out of the . . . — — Map (db m105296) HM
On River Street north of Ransom Street, on the right when traveling north.
This church was erected
in the year 1804
It was restored in 1922
by the
Luzerne County Committee
of the
Pennsylvania Society
of
Colonial Dames of America . . . — — Map (db m105278) HM
On River Street at Fort Street, on the right when traveling north on River Street.
Built on this site 1770. Named from the first forty pioneers, enlarged 1777, protected the inhabitants when the British and Indians invaded the settlement June 1778. From it July third 1778, the militia under Col. Zebulon Butler marched to the . . . — — Map (db m159380) HM
Son of
John and Rebecca Montanye Bird
Born Dec. 20, 1785
Served with great distinction in the Battle of Lake Erie. For leaving his command later to join army at New Orleans, was condemned, shot and buried at Erie, Nov. 10, 1814, but his . . . — — Map (db m105310) HM
On River Street north of Fort Street, on the right when traveling north.
"Barracks or huts were built along the walls within the fort for the shelter of the occupants: the roofs of these buildings served as a platform from which the garrison could defend the works; and the space in the center surrounded by the . . . — — Map (db m159383) HM
On River Street north of Fort Street, on the right when traveling north.
"And when I had asked the name of the river from the brakeman, and heard that it was called Susquehanna, the beauty of the name seemed to be part and parcel of the beauty of the land."
Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains, . . . — — Map (db m159391) HM
On River Street north of Fort Street, on the right when traveling north.
"Wyoming is still not only a fruitful subject for the poet and the historian — affording an ample field of matter whereon to expatiate [to write at length] — but it is also a beautiful and splendid territory for the painter and the . . . — — Map (db m159392) HM
On River Street just north of Fort Street, on the right when traveling north.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:27
Some know them as levees and others call them dikes, but the large embankments along the . . . — — Map (db m159389) HM
This monument erected
by Wyoming Seminary in
memory of four presidents
of the school whose grave
sites were lost in the flood
of June 23, 1972
Rev. Reuben Nelson
President
1844 - 1862 1863 - 1872
Rev. Young C. Smith
President . . . — — Map (db m105302) HM
The first Slovak Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the Western Hemisphere was organized mainly by Michael Zemany, pioneer Slovak Lutheran. The first service was conducted on February 22, 1883. Present church building, remodeled later, was erected . . . — — Map (db m44189) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 415, on the right when traveling north.
One of Pennsylvanias major recreational lakes. Benjamin Harvey encountered it in 1781. By the early 1900s it was a famous resort, reached by train and trolley. Its largest hotel, the Oneonta, was built in 1898 and burned in 1919. An amusement park . . . — — Map (db m46283) HM
On Diamond Avenue west of Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309), on the left when traveling west.
World War II
1942 - 1945
9 Campaigns 3 Invasions
1942 — 1945
North Africa
Sicily Italy
France Germany
Austria
Korean War
1950 - 1953
——————————— . . . — — Map (db m118959) HM WM
Alvan Markle (1861-1931) and his wife, Mary D. Markle (1868-1945) bought their "Conyngham Pass Property" from the Lehigh Coal & Land Company in 1915. They commissioned a noted architect, John Russell Pope, to design their thirty-two room home . . . — — Map (db m157494) HM
On Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309) at Diamond Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
A tribute to the
Heroes who saved
the nation in the
War for the Union
1861 — 1865
A memorial
unto all
generations.
Erected by the
People of Hazleton
and Vicinity
Sept. 25, A. D. 1885,
and of Independence, 110.
Under . . . — — Map (db m118994) WM
On Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309) at Diamond Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
In memory
of
"Our Fathers"
who served
from
1861 — 65
by the
Pennsylvania
Department
Daughters of
Union Veterans
Dedicated
June 17, 1940
—————————
We Live in . . . — — Map (db m119003) WM
On North Laurel Street at West 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Laurel Street.
Honor Roll of
St. Josephs Parish
Rev. Leo Kroner, Pastor
———————
Killed in Action
*Salvick, John J.
*Saferanko, Andrew
———————
Kashak, J.J. . . . — — Map (db m44128) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 924 at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on State Route 924.
Near here at Harwood, on Sept. 10, 1897, immigrant coal miners on strike began a march for higher wages and equal rights. Unarmed, they were fired upon at Lattimer by sheriff's deputies. Nineteen marchers--Polish, Slovak, and Lithuanian--were . . . — — Map (db m32151) HM
On University Drive, on the left when traveling east.
This memorial, presented by the members of Bacchus, has been erected in dedication to those courageous men and women who served their country in Operation Desert Storm, and to those who did not come back, for they gave their lives in bravery . . . — — Map (db m157491) WM
On South Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309) at Chapel Street, on the right when traveling south on South Church Street.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hazleton Pennsylvania First and only Tyrolean Roman Catholic congregation established in the United States. Founded October 7, 1905 by Rev. Lewis Luchi. — — Map (db m87511) HM
On North Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north.
Organized in 1882 by the Rev. Ignatius Jascovich, pioneer Slovak Catholic priest, St. Joseph's is the oldest Slovak Roman Catholic parish in the Western Hemisphere. — — Map (db m44131) HM
On Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309) at Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
In honor of the
Men and Women
who served in the
Armed Forces
W W I 1917 1918
W W II 1941 1945
Korea 1950 1955
Vietnam 1964 1975
This memorial gifted to
the City of Hazleton
and
Veterans of All Wars
by Mayor . . . — — Map (db m118953) WM
On Diamond Avenue west of Church Street (Pennsylvania Route 309), on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
the Men and Women
of the
Greater Hazleton Area
who served in
the Armed Forces of
this nation during the
World War of 1917-1918 — — Map (db m118961) WM
On Market Street at 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Market Street.
(front)
This battery of
four three inch guns
is placed here
in loving memory of the
thirty-three men of the
109th Field Artillery BN,
mustered into federal service
5 September 1950,
killed in the wreck
of . . . — — Map (db m117045) WM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
"The bridges have symbolized man's battle for commerce, growing and enlarging, always moving forward."
Constance Reynolds, "The Market Street Bridges at Wilkes-Barre, PA," lecture before the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, 26 . . . — — Map (db m117155) HM
On Market Street at Sprague Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Market Street.
A soldier in the Battle of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. Converted on the same date at the mouth of Abraham's Creek, Forty Fort, while evading the enemy. While a fugitive he came under Methodist influence and returning to Wyoming Valley, continued his . . . — — Map (db m154473) HM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.
"It will save to the citizens tens of thousands of dollars that have heretofore been annually lost through interruption of communications by high water, and by removing provocation to profanity will make it much easier for sundry people to . . . — — Map (db m117138) HM
On Wyoming Avenue south of West Vaughn Sreet, on the right when traveling south.
Was born on this site in 1830. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1879-83; first to serve four years under the State Constitution of 1873. Advocated correctional institutions for care of youthful offenders. Died in 1892. — — Map (db m68777) HM
On Sprague Avenue north of Market Street, on the left when traveling south.
The terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 indelibly affected the final school year of the Class of 2002. In honor of their graduation, and in appreciation for the educational experience received at the school, parents and . . . — — Map (db m188686) HM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.
"And when I had asked the name of the river from the brakeman, and heard that it was called Susquehanna, the beauty of the name seemed to be part and parcel of the beauty of the land."
Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains, . . . — — Map (db m117137) HM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
"And when I had asked the name of the river from the brakeman, and heard that it was called Susquehanna, the beauty of the name seemed to be part and parcel of the beauty of the land."
Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains, . . . — — Map (db m117162) HM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
"And when I had asked the name of the river from the brakeman, and heard that it was called Susquehanna, the beauty of the name seemed to be part and parcel of the beauty of the land."
Robert Louis Stevenson, Across the Plains, . . . — — Map (db m154475) HM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11) at Butler Street, on the right when traveling south on Wyoming Avenue.
"This book of history stands as a symbol dedicated
to the men and women of Kingston, Pennsylvania, who
so honorably served our country to keep our nation free."
Veterans of
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Persian Gulf . . . — — Map (db m105271) WM
On Market Street west of the Market Street Bridge, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of those who gave
their lives in the service of
their country in World War II.
Lt. Joseph G. Azat 0-820195
Mar. 27, 1927—Oct. 5, 1944
14th and 10th Air Force 312th Wing
33rd Ftr. Grp. 58th Ftr. Sqd.
In recognition . . . — — Map (db m117141) WM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
"[Fourty] years I worked with pick and drill
Down in the mines against my will,
The Coal King's slave, but now it's passed;
Thanks be to God I am free at last."
A miner's tombstone, in George Korson's
Minstrels of the Mine . . . — — Map (db m154565) HM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:27
Some know them as levees and others call them dikes, but the large embankments along the . . . — — Map (db m117139) HM
On Market Street at the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the right when traveling east on Market Street.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:27
Some know them as levees and others call them dikes, but the large embankments along the . . . — — Map (db m117161) HM
On Wyoming Avenue (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it."
Matthew 7:27
Some know them as levees and others call them dikes, but the large embankments along the . . . — — Map (db m154564) HM
This Indian path intersects here. It led from the Great Island (Lock Haven) past the Indian town of Muncy, and then it followed the gap between these mountains to join the Great Warriors Path at Shickshinny. This path was used by Count Zinzendorf in . . . — — Map (db m90614) HM
On Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
This plaque honors the veterans
who risked their lives in the line of battle.
Their patriotism will never be forgotten.
Dedicated by
Sean Thomas, Troop 43 — — Map (db m123821) WM
On Quality Road at Lattimer Road (Pennsylvania Route 3028) on Quality Road.
Here on September 10, 1897, nearly 400 immigrant coal miners on strike were met and fired upon by sheriff's deputies. Unarmed, they were marching from Harwood to Lattimer in support of higher wages and more equitable working conditions. Nineteen of . . . — — Map (db m44043) HM
On Lattimer Road (Pennsylvania Route 3028) at Quality Road on Lattimer Road.
"It was not a battle because they were not aggressive, nor were they on the defensive because they had no weapons of any kind and were simply shot down like so many worthless objects; each of the licensed life takers trying to outdo the others in . . . — — Map (db m44136) HM
On Bennett Street at Academy Street, on the left when traveling south on Bennett Street.
Rocky Castellani, a native coal miner's son, raised at 816 North St. Luzerne, Pa, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, where he fought in the pivotal battle of Iwo Jima. He was a highly decorated military boxer and . . . — — Map (db m151745) HM
On Main Street west of Tener Street, on the left when traveling west.
From August to November, 1862, Camp Luzerne was located near Kelly Street on the lands of the Hughes, Bennett and Peck families, one-half mile north of this site. There, at the only Camp of Rendevous in Luzerne County, the 143rd . . . — — Map (db m151655) HM
On Bennett Street at Academy Street, on the left when traveling south on Bennett Street.
Erected and dedicated
in memory of all
who have served
and to those who
gave their lives in
the service of God and
Country in all of
our conflicts — — Map (db m151669) WM
On Bennett Street at Academy Street, on the left when traveling south on Bennett Street.
Erected 1921
by the
Citizens of Luzerne
in honor
of the World War Veterans
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Leo Cullen Frank Deguzis Charles Kmicic
William Mozes Peter Racazulis Edwin Raub Paul Savitsky
[Honor Roll of . . . — — Map (db m151779) WM
On Pond Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 239) south of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 239), on the left.
Founded as a coal-company town around 1882 by the West End Coal Company. Named for Frances Slocum, a girl from Wilkes-Barre, who was kidnapped by Indians after the Battle of Wyoming in 1778. — — Map (db m116501) HM
On Pond Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 239) south of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 239), on the left when traveling south.
This memorial is dedicated
to our valiant comrades
who died on the field of battle
and
to all who served the flag of the
United States of America
in all its wars.
Rest comrades! Rest and sleep,
the thoughts of men should be . . . — — Map (db m116502) HM
Until about 1800, a Native American footpath passed through here. It was one of several linking Indian villages in the Delaware and Susquehanna River drainage systems. This path originated at the Forks of the Delaware River (near Easton) and . . . — — Map (db m44060) HM
On Nuangola Road at Blue Ridge Trail, on the left when traveling west on Nuangola Road.
Dedicated to the memory of our youth
who served in World War II
[Died in Service]
Robert Myers Franklin Kaminski
[Honor Roll of Veterans not transcribed] — — Map (db m105067) HM
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