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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Nicholson, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Wyoming County, PA (27) Bradford County, PA (139) Lackawanna County, PA (335) Luzerne County, PA (310) Sullivan County, PA (44) Susquehanna County, PA (47)  WyomingCounty(27) Wyoming County (27)  BradfordCounty(139) Bradford County (139)  LackawannaCounty(335) Lackawanna County (335)  LuzerneCounty(310) Luzerne County (310)  SullivanCounty(44) Sullivan County (44)  SusquehannaCounty(47) Susquehanna County (47)
Tunkhannock is the county seat for Wyoming County
Nicholson is in Wyoming County
      Wyoming County (27)  
ADJACENT TO WYOMING COUNTY
      Bradford County (139)  
      Lackawanna County (335)  
      Luzerne County (310)  
      Sullivan County (44)  
      Susquehanna County (47)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Wyoming County, Nicholson — Galusha Grow
Father of the Homestead Act, opening western lands to free settlement in 1862, Speaker of the House, 1861-63. Returned to Congress 1893-1903. Retired to his home, which stood on this site, until his death in 1907.Map (db m89343) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Wyoming County, Nicholson — Tunkhannock Viaduct
This reinforced concrete structure was the largest of its kind ever built when it went into service in 1915 on the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. The bridge, 2,375 feet long and rising 240 feet above Tunkhannock Creek, was the focal point . . . Map (db m52940) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Wyoming County, Nicholson — Tunkhannock ViaductAKA Nicholson Bridge — National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark —
Tunkhannock Viaduct 1912 — Built — 1915 by The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company W. H. Truesdale — President G. J. Ray — Chief Engineer Flickwir & Bush — Contractors Length 2375 feet • . . . Map (db m102847) HM
4 Pennsylvania, Wyoming County, Nicholson — World War II Memorial
. . . Map (db m102855) WM
 
 
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024