In 1875, the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company installed Bessemer Converters in order to convert their pig iron into steel. The steel works was located across Cedar Avenue where the General Dynamics plant now stands. The Bessemer process involved . . . — — Map (db m10537) HM
First woman from Lackawanna County and NEPA elected to the House
Sponsor of House Bill 66. (1959)
First law prohibiting pay discrimination based upon gender
Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus, 1963-1964
First woman elected . . . — — Map (db m188155) HM
What does it mean to be a Jesuit today?
To commit yourself under the standard of the Cross
to the crucial struggle of our time,
the struggle for faith and the struggle for justice
which that same faith demands.
G. C. 32
Juan Ramós . . . — — Map (db m128196) HM
• 10 November 1845 · Founding of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe, Michigan)
• 23 August 1858 · Opening of the IHM mission in Pennsylvania at Saint Joseph's, Susquehanna County
• 8 September . . . — — Map (db m149528) HM
Center panel Medal of Honor first issued during the Civil War just over 1500 such medals were issued in that war. Recipients included these two soldiers from Lackawanna County. “That pain may cease, he yields his flesh to pain” . . . — — Map (db m89206) HM
Center panel Medal of Honor, the highest decoration for gallantry in action while serving in the United States Armed Forces. This medal was awarded to these two recipients from Lackawanna County for action during World War II.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m89207) WM
This monument is erected to honor the memory of the countless thousands of miners and laborers who toiled in the near-by coal mines of Park Place and Bull's Head.
Their courage at work and their devotion to their families have left a proud legacy . . . — — Map (db m113214) HM
A fire in the mine is a potential major disaster as smoke and toxic fumes are spread by the air ventilation current present in every mine. The equipment is mounted on two cars and can be moved quickly along the mine tracks to any location in the . . . — — Map (db m146582) HM
The last known survivor in Lackawanna County of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Water served 22 years in the Army. Enlisting at 19, he was on guard duty on the day of infamy and fired some of the first shots of World War II in . . . — — Map (db m184595) HM
This stone marks the site of a former Indian village, occupied after 1743 by a band of Munsee, under Chief Capoose. About 150 feet east of this spot stood a famous apple tree, under which the Indians held their councils. This tree was designated as . . . — — Map (db m67829) HM
The Vulcan Iron Works built engine #43, an industrial saddle tank 0-4-0T switcher, in 1919. The engine was purchased by C.W. Blakeslee and Sons out of New Haven, Connecticut, for work at their New Haven Trap Rock Company quarry. At the quarry, . . . — — Map (db m19806) HM
Killed in Action
Raymond J. Armbruster • Oliver Brown
John Edmund Burns • Edward Collins
Manuel O. Golnick • Gilbert W. Harper
Leon Kaplan • Henry I. Levy
John E. McCormick • Richard Ortlieb
Jerome Piven • Thomas F. Rawson
Fred C. . . . — — Map (db m105065) WM
American Locomotive Company's Cooke Works built #210 in 1923 for the Norwood & St. Lawrence Railroad. Throughout its active career, #210 pulled mixed trains (freight cars with baggage and passenger cars on the rear) across northern New York . . . — — Map (db m105796) HM
During the steam era, railroads across the United States constructed oil houses to safely store the flammable oils and greases used in railroad operations and maintenance. The DL&W built this reinforced concrete and steel oil house in 1912 in . . . — — Map (db m19780) HM
To run smoothly, machinery requires lubrication—and the steam locomotive was no exception. Before a locomotive could leave the yard, dozens of its moving parts had to be greased and its oil cups filled to the brim. While the fireman tended the . . . — — Map (db m89258) HM
The brick border on the plaza area in front of you marks the location of the underground foundation and cellar of an oil house built about 1870. This oil house is the earliest known oil storage and distribution facility at the Delaware, Lackawanna . . . — — Map (db m19777) HM
St. Anthony • Rev. Horace Margotta
St. Joseph • Rev. Myklos Peza
St. Stanislaus • Rev. Dominic C. Tomkiewicz
St. Stephen • Rev. Charles Zrinyi
St. Vincent • Rev. James E. Donnelly — — Map (db m148375) HM
Honoring those Lackawanna County Citizens
who served at
Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941,
"The Day of Infamy."
Dedicated on the 75th anniversary,
Dec. 7, 2016
Joseph Skovira • John Aloysious Alicki
Michael Burke • Frank Deluccie
Sam . . . — — Map (db m100402) HM
Boxcars were the backbone of the railroads' non-bulk freight business. During a journey, a freight car was often coupled and uncoupled to several different trains. As a result, one company's freight cars might be found on a dozen different lines. . . . — — Map (db m19819) HM
This building, erected under the leadership of Phil Brady, will serve as a reminder to every member of Labor and Industry that the courage and foresight of one man - dedicated to the welfare of the Labor movement - brought our town its first Labor . . . — — Map (db m175449) HM
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Pablo Picasso
Lackawanna County recognizes that arts and culture contribute greatly to the vitality of a community. The Piazza dell' Arte proudly salutes the award-winning . . . — — Map (db m101530) HM
Organizer
First Prime Bishop
1897 - 1953
Franciszek Hodur
—————————————
In Memoriam
Second Prime Bishop
1953 1969
Leon Grochowski
1886 1969 . . . — — Map (db m155841) HM
Baldwin Locomotive Works delivered this engine, a 2-8-0 Consolidation-type locomotive, to the Oneida & Western Railroad in 1916. In 1937, after twenty-one years of grueling Tennessee mountain service, the Oneida & Western Railroad sold it to the . . . — — Map (db m19902) HM
Originally built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during the mid 1920s as a 2-8-0, the Reading Company rebuilt #2124 among thirty other engines, as a 4-8-4 Northern in January 1947. Reading Northerns were heavy-duty freight locomotives assigned most . . . — — Map (db m19901) HM
In honor of Lance Corporal James T. Reddington,
Echo Company, Second Battalion, 5th Marines
Killed in Action, March 23, 1967 Vietnam
Jimmy Reddington was a star player for the Elks Club
of the Central City Little League graduating in . . . — — Map (db m148385) HM WM
Founder in 1882 of the institute that became the Scranton State School for the Deaf. An ordained minister who was deaf, he was concerned for this state's uneducated deaf children and was a leading advocate of compulsory education of the deaf. . . . — — Map (db m67847) HM
Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816. — — Map (db m46428) HM
This marker commemorates the
men and women who achieved
American independence.
These Patriots, believing in the
noble cause of liberty, fought
valiantly to found a new nation.
1775 - 1783 — — Map (db m194763) WM
First Bishop of Scranton.
Born in Ireland April 14, 1816.
Ordained Priest in Rome Dec. 21, 1842.
Consecrated Bishop in Philadelphia
July 12, 1868.
Died in Scranton, Feb. 3, 1899.
His body awaits the Resurrection in
the crypt of the . . . — — Map (db m99112) HM
Roaring Brook, the largest tributary to the Lackawanna River,
passes through Nay Aug Park and enters the Lackawanna River
near Schmidt Park.
Nay Aug is an Indian word that means Roaring Brook. — — Map (db m116737) HM
Pennsylvania public official and lifelong Scranton resident, Casey served as State Senator, 1962-66; First Vice President of Pa. Constitutional Convention, 1967-68; Auditor General, 1969-77; and Governor, 1987-95. As governor he pioneered the . . . — — Map (db m67902) HM
This machine was used to load a car with rock from a rock tunnel. A pulley was attached to the freshly blasted rock face and a rope passed from one of the drum hoists on the loader, over the pulley and attached to the back of the scraper . . . — — Map (db m139069) HM
The Scrantons initially intended to make and market pig iron alone. However, they soon decided to produce a smaller, finished product. In 1844, nail-making machinery was installed and a puddling mill constructed approximately one thousand yards . . . — — Map (db m10575) HM
This bell was from
Saint John
the Baptist Church
Located on the corner of
S. Main Ave. and Luzerne St.
Built in 1885
Last Mass held on
October 17, 2004 — — Map (db m192916) HM
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W roku 1933,
w wielką . . . — — Map (db m155825) HM
A neighborhood and a small roundhouse
once stood where Schmidt Park is now located,
but were not rebuilt after flooding in 1955. — — Map (db m116740) HM
Ebenezer Slocum built his built his first house, and made the first iron here prior to 1800. Its founding, naming, and growth as a city were due to George W. Scranton and associates. Leader in iron and steel for 60 years after its founding, 1840. — — Map (db m67717) HM
As early as 1910, there was an electric sign atop this building that could be seen after dark from many vantage points throughout the City of Scranton. In early photos it reads "Watch Scranton Grow". Later the message was changed to "Scranton - . . . — — Map (db m101477) HM
(Left Panel): Scranton was founded as an ironmaking community. In the late 1830's, the natural resources of the Lackawanna Valley attracted William Henry, the Scrantons, the Platts, and their associates. Nearby they found coal, waterpower, . . . — — Map (db m10535) HM
Four anthracite-fueled blast furnaces from the 1850s still stand, reminders of iron and steel production in the valley.
The historic Scranton Iron Furnaces in the south end of the city represent the early iron industry in the United . . . — — Map (db m116741) HM
The Scranton Preparatory School, founded in 1944 by the Society of Jesus two years after the Jesuits assumed control of the University of Scranton, operated for its first seventeen years in a building on the south-west corner of Wyoming Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m136638) HM
This stone rendition of the seal of Scranton Preparatory School was positioned above the main entrance of the original school building at Wyoming Avenue and Mulberry Street.
When Prep moved to its present location in 1963, this seal was part of . . . — — Map (db m105793) HM
Beginnings In August of 1840 William Henry, Seldon and George Scranton, and Stanford Grant noted abundant outcroppings of coal and iron ore while prospecting in the Nay Aug Ravine. The wealth of raw material prompted them to purchase 503 acres . . . — — Map (db m10603) HM
In the 1830's, the Lackawanna Valley was largely wilderness. Here at Slocum Hollow there were five dwellings, a saw and grist mill, a school, a cooper's shop, and a hotel. To house the ironworkers and their families, the Lackawanna Iron and Coal . . . — — Map (db m10551) HM
This structure has been
recorded by the
Historic American
Buildings Survey
of the United States Department
of the Interior for its Archives
at the Library of Congress — — Map (db m152229) HM
On this site in 1847 was built
the first Catholic church in Scranton.
This church was placed under the
patronage of Saint Bonaventure
and dedicated to God by
Most Reverend Francis Patrick Kenrick,
Archbishop of Baltimore.
[Erected] . . . — — Map (db m189552) HM
This Memorial marks the location of the Motherhouse of the
Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
in which was housed Marywood Seminary Grade and High School.
Enclosed within this Memorial are the written Legacies of the . . . — — Map (db m149526) HM
Cornerstone of the first church built on this site,
St. Mary of the Most Holy Rosary, 1873-1912
Formed from the first Catholic Church in North Scranton,
St. Thaddeus Mission Church, Bloom Ave., 1859-1873
May it be for us a reminder of all . . . — — Map (db m148372) HM
The original cornerstone laid by
Bishop William G. O'Hara in 1888 marking
the foundation of St. Thomas College which
became the University of Scranton in 1938
——————————— . . . — — Map (db m128156) HM
Working on the railroad was rarely romantic or glamorous. Mostly it was hard work—grimy, noisy, greasy, and occasionally dangerous. Today, mechanics still labor to repair and maintain steam locomotives and rolling stock at this site, with . . . — — Map (db m89256) HM
(1) Locomotive Erecting Shop (1909) - where heavy maintenance was done on locomotives. More than 70 locomotives were built here. The facility included a foundry, blacksmith shop, machine shop, and a laboratory. (2) Office and Storage Building . . . — — Map (db m19905) HM
Located in the heart of downtown Scranton, Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is the only National Park solely dedicated to the history of steam railroading and the people who brought it to life.
Located in the heart of downtown . . . — — Map (db m143610) HM
By 1850, the application of steam power to the manufacture of goods was well established. Not only did the steam engine produce sufficient amounts of relatively stable power, but it freed industry from location along waterways. Two double connected . . . — — Map (db m10571) HM
More than a century ago, railroads developed special cars to carry liquids - usually crude oil and petroleum products - without separate containers or packaging. Since many liquids required special linings, most tank cars were owned by individual . . . — — Map (db m19778) HM
Noted labor leader. Born Jan 22, 1849, in Carbondale. Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, 1879-93. Scranton’s Mayor, 1878-84. Later Federal immigration official. Died in 1924. His home was near here. — — Map (db m46429) HM
This gravity railroad car, used on the Pennsylvania Coal Company Railroad, was presented by the company to the City of Scranton, Sept. 3, 1909. The car was used on the line from Hawley to Pittston from 1850 to 1884. — — Map (db m32166) HM
The anthracite deposits near Scranton were formed 345 to 280 million years ago from ancient swamps. Time and pressure of overlying rock transformed decaying plants into hard carbon known as coal.
Coal formed in layers or veins. The Clark Vein in . . . — — Map (db m146835) HM
This ten inch shell and bronze port cover
recovered from the wreck of
The Battleship Maine
after having been submerged fourteen years
in the waters of Havana harbor
are here mounted as a memorial to the
brave officers . . . — — Map (db m116763) HM WM
The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
the soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
that brave and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping-ground
their silent tents are spread,
and glory guards with solemn round,
the . . . — — Map (db m99113) WM
These four stone stacks, built between 1841 and 1854, are the remnants of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company blast furnaces. The area in front was the casting floor. The molten iron was run into sand channels formed in the floor which served as . . . — — Map (db m10592) HM
The Brigadier General Theodore J. Wint Bridge, Rockwell Avenue,
North Scranton was dedicated on Friday, May 12, 2017.
Born in 1845, a native of Scranton, Wint joined the Army at age 16
during the Civil War and spent the rest of his life as . . . — — Map (db m185698) HM WM
1851 - 1951 Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company Here in Scranton, Pennsylvania was conceived and brought to successful completion the first segment of what is now the Delaware, Lackawanna, . . . — — Map (db m10606) HM
From Scranton's earliest days, people were drawn to the valley's waters and the riches of the landscape.
First, a gristmill on Roaring Brook in the late 1700s and later iron ore fueled the city's settlement. When the Scranton brothers . . . — — Map (db m133095) HM
From Scranton's earliest days, people were drawn to
the valley's waters and the riches of the landscape.
First, a gristmill on Roaring Brook in the late 1700s and later iron ore fueled the city's settlement. When the Scranton . . . — — Map (db m185701) HM
Founded in 1908, The Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science and Art was erected to house the collections of Dr. Isaiah Fawkes Everhart, an amateur ornithologist, skilled taxidermist and avid naturalist who assembled one of the finest . . . — — Map (db m116744) HM
On Tuesday afternoon, November 30, 1886, a new technology had its beginning on Franklin Avenue, just a short distance off Lackawanna Avenue. The sidewalks were lined with on-lookers waiting to see if the start-up of the first electric streetcar . . . — — Map (db m197486) HM
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
this tree is dedicated to
Capt. Wesley Ratzel
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m116770) WM
Designed by prominent engineer A. Burton Cohen, the Harrison Avenue Bridge was constructed between July 1921 and September 1922 by the Anthracite Bridge Company of Scranton. Residents from South and East Scranton overcame economic and neighborhood . . . — — Map (db m126361) HM
In the late 1960's, a 'model coal mine' was envisioned as the cornerstone of a project designed to demonstrate that abandoned strip mine land could be reclaimed for public use.
County Commissioners Patrick Mellody, Ed Zipay and Chick Harte . . . — — Map (db m146828) HM
The Forty-Third
President of the United States,
Visited the University of Scranton
on 16 January 2003
to greet the people of
Northeastern Pennsylvania
and to address the nation. — — Map (db m128164) HM
The Lackawanna Valley seemed to have all the advantages for an ironworks - raw materials, waterpower, and topography. "This is a marvelous place. Only two years ago it was a wilderness... But the eye of speculation and improvement was on it, and a . . . — — Map (db m10550) HM
Supplies for the mine are stored at the loading dock and brought into the mine when needed in empty coal cars.
1. A thrower for switching the tracks, and spare track
2. Compressed air hoses
3. Chain for a Coal Conveyer or Miner's Jalopy
4. . . . — — Map (db m105664) HM
Nay Aug Park is a regional treasure and the largest park in the City of Scranton. Its legacy as a destination for outdoor recreation runs parallel to the City's proud history. The Pavilion at Nay Aug Park was built in 1897 - only a decade after . . . — — Map (db m143618) HM
About 345 to 280 million years ago, the anthracite deposits beneath Scranton were formed. The Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour, or Slope 190, is part of the Northern Coal Field. Its coal deposits have the highest carbon content and are the deepest in the . . . — — Map (db m146831) HM
Isaac Tripp, Scranton’s first settler, built a house here in 1771. His son, Isaac II, began the present building – the oldest in Lackawanna County – about 1778. Both men represented this region in Connecticut’s Assembly. Isaac III . . . — — Map (db m46462) HM
Isaac Tripp built his original log house
in 1771. Six generations of Tripp descendants
have lived here. The earliest section was
built during the American Revolution,
enlarged in 1786, remodeled to Federal style
in 1812, and embellished . . . — — Map (db m152228) HM
The hub of the roadhouse complex was the turntable. From here, tracks radiated like spokes into each roundhouse stall. Engines returning to the roundhouse for maintenance rolled through a narrow two-track passage onto the turntable. An operator . . . — — Map (db m19781) HM
Locomotive #4012 is a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. The Big Boys were the longest and among the largest and most powerful steam locomotives in the world. Even with their great size, the Big Boys were capable of reaching speeds in excess of eighty miles per . . . — — Map (db m19898) HM
In Honor Of The Members Of
The United States Armed Services
And First Responders Who
Dedicate Themselves To Serving
Our Nation In Times Of Peace,
Conflict And Domestic Incidents . . . — — Map (db m153594) WM
World War I
Harry Herne • Rupert Reese
Anthony Walsh • Bernie McGloin
World War II
Carl Schmidt • Frank Schweitzer
Andrew Hudena • Joseph Kasetinia
Casimir Manka • John R. Arabochus
Paul W. Boylan • William J. Kilsesky
Adam . . . — — Map (db m169127) WM
Dedicated to all Vietnam Veterans
who fought and died during an
unpopular war, God will be with
them always because they came, they
fought, they died, but they did not run. — — Map (db m116766) WM
In memory of all
Lackawanna County
military personnel who
made the supreme sacrifice
while serving in the Vietnam War.
Gerard Coyle • Frederick Krupa
Thomas Francis Heffernan • Thomas William Malloy
Theodore Mostowski • Anthony Joseph . . . — — Map (db m100409) WM
