Organizer
First Prime Bishop
1897 - 1953
Franciszek Hodur
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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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Blogoslawieni ubodzy, albowiem ich jest krolestwo boze.
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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
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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. Scrantons 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, Scrantons 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 Connecticuts 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
This area is dedicated to
Capt. Francis D. Tyson, USMC
"Dedicated to Honoring America"
2013
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Lance Corporal
Larry Michael Johnson
United States . . . — — Map (db m143735) WM
Weston Field
The gift of
Charles S. Weston
to the City of Scranton
in memory of his father
Edward W. Weston
December 1915
Weston Field House
The gift of
Mrs. Frank M. Bird and Charles S. Weston . . . — — Map (db m148386) HM
Twice President of the
United States of America
1897-1901
Born Jan·29·1843-Died Sept·14·1901
Erected by the McKinley Memorial Association of Lackawanna County
President William . . . — — Map (db m125617) HM
Governor of Pennsylvania (1963-67). His term emphasized industrial revitalization, highway construction, welfare and educational reforms, and natural resource conservation. A Scranton native, he was a WWII pilot, UN ambassador, US Congressman, and . . . — — Map (db m99994) HM
To the memory of the World War II
veterans of the Parish of the Sacred Hearts
of Jesus and Mary who made the supreme sacrifice
Chester S. Bonczek Frank G. Bozym Joseph Charney
Alexander M. Karluk Richard J. Kopicki Walter S. Krol . . . — — Map (db m143606) WM
To the memory of the
World War veterans of the
Sacred Heart congregation
Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice
Stan Rabiega Robt Strzempek
Frank Partyka John Sulzycki
Stan Lewandowski — — Map (db m143605) WM
In honor of the men and women of the City of Scranton who gave their lives in the World War for their country and for all of mankind these trees are dedicated as a living memorial.
(list of the dead) — — Map (db m156823) WM
Dedicated to the honored memory
of our loved ones who so
nobly gave their lives for
Freedom and Democracy
in both World Wars
World War I
Thomas Clark James J. Conklin Patrick Duffy Frank G. Fiore
Patrick Gallagher . . . — — Map (db m192937) WM
"Lithuania - my fellow countrymen and compatriots, I was born on your soil and in my ardor for my homeland there is within me a special inclination toward those among whom I began my life... Lithuania - glorious for valor and citizenship... I vow . . . — — Map (db m225725) HM
This Flag Pole Is Dedicated
To the Memory of
James G. Reese Jr.
And his Contributions to
The People of
South Abington Township
Through His
Service on the Parks, Recreation and Shade Tree
Commission and as a Sailor
in the United . . . — — Map (db m188381) HM
This stone and tablet dedicated by
the people of this community
in honor of the men and women
of South Abington Township
who served in the Armed Forces
of our country in World War II
[Died in service]
William Baker Ira K. . . . — — Map (db m116719) WM
ME1 USN 09/1942 - 11/1945
Significant [WWII] Duty Stations
Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, IL
Ship Repair Unit 128, Pearl Harbor, HI
Naval Operations Base, Midway Island
Small Craft Training Center, Terminal . . . — — Map (db m213724) WM
In Memoriam
Civil and World War
Veterans of Springbrook
Pennsylvania
Nathan Turner Abraham Turner William Thomas Gomer Phillips
John Thomas Charles Haven Samuel Snyder Alfred Jones
Thomas Edwards John Wolfe . . . — — Map (db m213657) WM
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