On South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
Sayre's lengthy history has progressed a long way from the early days when horse-drawn wagons with drivers making home deliveries were common. The iceman, (Image No. 1) coalman, milkman, and breadman made home deliveries on a regular schedule by . . . — — Map (db m216298) HM
Named to honor Dr. Donald Guthrie who for many years has been surgeon-in-chief of the Robert Packer Hospital-Guthrie Clinic which from a small country hospital he has made internationally known. His services and his kindness to countless thousands . . . — — Map (db m90233) HM
Left Panel 1889 • 1870 Development of Sayre as a railroad town began with the naming of the junction for Robert H. Sayre, Chief Engineer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. • 1889 Cornerstone for the Packer Avenue Bridge. • 1896 . . . — — Map (db m90240) HM
Prince Bryant’s gristmill became Shepards mill in 1788. The only mill between Binghamton, NY and Wilkes-Barre, PA. Shipping point for oil, lumber and plaster by raft to settlements on the Susquehanna. Later, there were nine mills operating at . . . — — Map (db m90293) HM
On South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
Early in the life of Sayre, Mr. Howard Elmer, Sayre's founder, in developing a planned community, arranged for two public parks. The Desmond Street Park (Image No. 1) was graded and set with trees in 1882. Over the years, the trees matured as the . . . — — Map (db m216297) HM
Near South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
Sayre's Lehigh Valley Railroad Passenger Station (Image No. 1) was built in 1881 in the heart of early Sayre. Sayre was on the Lehigh's 448-mile mainline route between New York City and Buffalo. Both the passenger station and the railroad yards . . . — — Map (db m216296) HM
This area was known by pioneers as the "Pine Plains." In 1790 near this spot Timothy Pickering met Red Jacket and his Senecas. They were on the way to the peace council at Tioga Point. — — Map (db m90242) HM
On West Hayden Street just east of Desmond Street, on the right when traveling east.
In loving memory of Pvt. Lawrence L. Cabucci Co. F, 329th Infantry 83rd Div. U. S. Army Enlisted March 3, 1942 Killed in action July 26, 1944 in France Erected by Roma Madre Lodge 1342, Order Sons of Italy in America ”Greater . . . — — Map (db m198151) HM WM
On West Packer Avenue at Chacona Lane, on the left when traveling east on West Packer Avenue.
Sustained major fire damage Sept. 7, 1987 Restored and reoccupied May 23, 1988 Mayor Nicholas Chacona Council President Gene Palluzzi — Council Members — Francis Altieri • William Baird • Sidney Freedman Dr. Pat Musto • Henry Peterpaul • Michael . . . — — Map (db m198156) HM
On South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
The hamlet of Sayre began in Athens Township in 1870 near the Susquehanna River and at the junction of three small railroads in back of where you are now standing. Activity at and near the junction, called Southern Central Junction, led to the . . . — — Map (db m216289) HM
On South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
One of the highlights of 2013 was the return of Sayre-built Lehigh Valley Railroad Caboose No. 95011 to the museum. A brief history of the well-traveled caboose was prepared for the July 29, 2013 dedication. Built in 1941, it was one of 140 . . . — — Map (db m216300) HM
Near South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Victorian-era, Queen Ann architectural style Sayre Passenger Station, built in 1881 for the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was adjacent to the very ornate three-story brick Seneca Division Office Building, constructed in 1876. Image No. 1 shows the . . . — — Map (db m216406) HM
Near South Lehigh Avenue just south of Desmond Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad reached Sayre, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s growing its huge complex (Image No. 1) to include eventually 250 acres of land with 21 major buildings and 80 miles of tracks between Sayre's southern border with Athens, . . . — — Map (db m216299) HM
On Shaw Road just east of Riverfront Park Road, on the left when traveling east.
What do we know about the Native Americans who lived here from what they left behind? Archaeological excavations have uncovered evidence of people camping, hunting, gathering and fishing along the banks of the Chemung and Susquehanna Rivers for . . . — — Map (db m216495) HM
Sayre Penna. Our honored dead in 1914-The World War-1918Archie T. Hatch • Orlando M. Loomis • Eugene F. Murphy • Leo A. Murphy • Arthur V. Drake • Fred D. Skiff • Clarence B. Utter • Elmer D. Jackson • William H. Decatur • Wayne R. Horton • . . . — — Map (db m90291) WM
On Elmira Street at Herrick Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Elmira Street.
[Armed Forces emblems]
This memorial is dedicated to
the men and women who have served
our country during all our nations conflicts.
May their bravery and sacrifice
be remembered for all time.
The residents of
Athens Township . . . — — Map (db m154022) WM
