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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Luzerne County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 71 historical markers located in Luzerne County.
Historical markers Marker title ImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker type TopicsAbijah Smith & CompanyUS 11 (Main St.) at Natl. Guard Armory, PlymouthRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Invention, Professions & Vocations, TransportationAmedeo Obici (1877-1947)632 S Main St., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & VocationsAmerican Institute of Mining Engineers May 16, 201616 S River St., Wilkes-Barre, in front of parking lot RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Education, Iron & Steel, Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations, Science & MedicineArthur Horace James (1883-1973)150 E Main St. (Washington & Main), PlymouthRoadsideCoal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, GovernorsAssarughneyPa. 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston (Missing)RoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native AmericanAvondale Mine DisasterUS 11 near junction PA 29, Plymouth Twp.RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, LaborBaltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster January 22, 201441 Spring St., Wilkes-Barre RoadsideCoal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor, Police and Safety Battle of WyomingWyoming Ave. (US 11) & Susquehanna Ave., at monument, Wyoming RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, Military, Native AmericanBloody Rock, TheSusquehanna Ave., between 7th & 8th Sts., WyomingCityAmerican Revolution, Military, Native American, WomenConcrete CityFront St. & Phillips St., near athletic fields, Hanover section of NanticokeRoadsideBuildings, Business & Industry, Coal, LaborConnecticut SettlementRiver Rd. (SR 2004) N of Wilkes-Barre, at city cemeteryRoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native AmericanDaniel J. Flood (1903-1994)October 1, 2010Public Sq., Wilkes-Barre RoadsideGovernment & Politics 20th Century Denison HouseAt site, 35 Denison St. (at Wyoming Ave.), Forty FortRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, MilitaryEckley Miners' VillageMay 15, 2015At site entrance, just off Eckley/Buck Mountain Rd. (SR 2051), Foster Twp. RoadsideCoal, Labor, Motion Pictures & TelevisionEdward A. Walsh (1881-1959)N. Main St. at Carey St., PlainsRoadsideBaseball, SportsErie Railroad Co. v. TompkinsRock St., at Catholic Church, HughestownRoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, RailroadsFort DurkeeRiver St. near South St., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideEarly Settlement, Forts, MilitaryFort WyomingRiver St. near South St., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, MilitaryForty FortUS 11 (Wyoming Ave.) & River St., Forty FortRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, Military, Native AmericanFranz Kline (1910-1962)River Commons on River St., between South & Northampton Sts., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideArtistsFred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940)202 South River St. (Kirby Hall), Wilkes-BarreRoadsideBusiness & Industry, Civil Rights, Education, Entrepreneurs, Medicine & ScienceGeorge CatlinRiver & South Sts., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideArtists, Native American, Professions & VocationsHarveys LakeAt Harveys Lake Borough Bldg./Police Dept., Rt. 415, 1/4 mile S of Harvey's LakeRoadsideSports, TransportationHenry M. Hoyt714 Wyoming Ave. (US 11), KingstonCityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, GovernorsHuber Coal BreakerSeptember 4, 2017101 S Main St., AshleyRoadsideBusiness & Industry, CoalJenkins' FortWyoming/Exeter Ave. (US 11/PA 92) at Susquehanna Ave., West PittstonRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, MilitaryJesse Fell (1751-1830)Corner of E Northampton and S Washington Sts., Wilkes-BarreCityBusiness & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics, Invention, Professions & VocationsJohn S. Fine (1893-1978)August 19, 2016400 block of Koskiusko St, Nanticoke RoadsideGovernment & Politics 20th Century, Governors, Military, Motion Pictures & Television, Police and Safety, Science & MedicineKnox Mine Disasterat former St. Joseph's Cath. Church on Main St., Port Griffith, Jenkins Twp. (next to local meml. stone)RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, LaborLattimer MassacreS side of PA 924, .3 miles S of I-81 interchange, Harwood (at Harwood Mines)RoadsideCoal, Ethnic & Immigration, LaborLattimer MassacreLattimer Rd. (T5550) & Quality Rd. (T336), just E of Lattimer Crossroads, N of HazletonRoadsideCoal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, LaborLehigh PathHoney Hole Rd., 5 mi. E of PA 309, in Nescopeck State Park (trail pking. lot), DrumsRoadsideNative American, Paths & Trails, TransportationLuzerne CountyCourthouse, 200 N. River St., at North St., Wilkes-BarreCityCoal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Labor, MilitaryLyman Hakes Howe (1856–1923)S River Rd. & South St., Wilkes-BarreCityMotion Pictures & TelevisionMin L. Matheson (1909-1992)Public Sq. at Market & Main, Wilkes-BarreRoadsideGovernment & Politics, Labor, WomenNanticokeW Main St. (US 11), at bridge to NanticokeRoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native AmericanNanticokeE Main St. at Kosciuszko St., NanticokeRoadsideCities & Towns, Native AmericanNescopeckS side of 3rd St. (PA 93), SE of bridge, NescopeckRoadsideEarly Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Native AmericanNescopeckFront St. (US 11) at Fowler Ave., East BerwickRoadsideNative American, Paths & Trails, TransportationNescopeckUS 11, .5 mile E of East BerwickRoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native AmericanPete Gray WyshnerFront St. & Center St., Hanover section, Nanticoke (at athletic fields)RoadsideBaseball, Military Post-Civil War, SportsPeter F. Rothermel3rd St. (PA 93) between Montgomery & Cooper Sts. (opposite #119), NescopeckRoadsideArtists, Civil War, Government & PoliticsPittston FortN Main & Parsonage Sts., PittstonRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, MilitaryRev. John J. Curran (1859-1936)Holy Savior Church, 43 Penn St., Wilkes-BarreCityCoal, Government & Politics, Labor, ReligionRev. Joseph MurgasSacred Heart Church, 601 N. Main St., Wilkes-BarreCityArtists, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, ReligionSaints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church339 Washington St., FreelandRoadsideBuildings, Ethnic & Immigration, ReligionSephaniah Reese230 W. Main St., PlymouthCityBusiness & Industry, Invention, Professions & VocationsShawnee FlatsUS 11, .8 mile SW of PlymouthRoadsideEarly Settlement, Environment, Native AmericanShawnee Fort747 West Main St. (Rt. 11) at Natl. Guard Armory, Plymouth (very near Abijah Smith marker)RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Forts, George Washington, MilitarySt. Joseph's Church5th & Laurel Sts., adjacent to church steps and opposite St. Joseph School, HazletonCityBuildings, Ethnic & Immigration, ReligionSugarloaf MassacreE side of PA 93, at Hidden Creek Ct., near Conyngham RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Military, Native AmericanSugarloaf MassacreWalnut Ave. (opposite #95) & Orchard Ln., Conynham (N of PA 93)PlaqueAmerican Revolution, Military, Native AmericanSullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Fort Wyoming (PLAQUE)n/aRiver Commons, River St. near W. South St., Wilkes-BarrePlaqueAmerican Revolution, Forts, Military, Native AmericanSullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Lackawanay (PLAQUE)PA 92, 1.5 miles N of West PittstonPlaqueAmerican Revolution, Military, Native AmericanSullivan's MarchPa. 115, 6.3 miles SE of Wilkes-BarreRoadsideAmerican Revolution, MilitarySullivan's MarchPA 92, 1 mile N of West PittstonRoadsideAmerican Revolution, MilitarySullivan's MarchPa. 115, 11.2 miles SE of Wilkes-BarreRoadsideAmerican Revolution, MilitaryTeedyuscung (ca. 1700–1763)16 Riverside Dr. near Sheldon St., across from Wyoming Valley Sanitary Auth. #12, Wilkes-BarreRoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, ReligionTwin Shaft DisasterN. Main & Union Sts., PittstonRoadsideBusiness & Industry, LaborWapwallopenPA 239 & W County Rd., just S of WapwallopenRoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & TrailsWarriors PathKoonsville/Sunshine Highway (SR 4010) near Mountain Rd., just W of KoonsvilleRoadsideNative American, Paths & Trails, TransportationWhite HavenBerwick St. (PA 940) & Main St., at bank, W of bridge, White HavenCityCities & Towns, NavigationWilkes-BarreRoute 309 near Northampton Ave., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideCities & Towns, MilitaryWilkes-BarreMarket St. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-BarreRoadsideCities & Towns, MilitaryWilkes-BarreKidder St. (Rt. 315) off Rt. 115/309, at Fairfield Inn, near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-BarreRoadsideCities & Towns, MilitaryWilkes-Barre FortW corner of public sq., Main & Market Sts., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideAmerican Revolution, Forts, MilitaryWilliam Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871)20 E Ross St., Wilkes-BarreRoadsideAfrican American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Underground RailroadWilliam G. McGowan (1927-1992)Public Sq., Market & Main Sts., Wilkes-BarreCityBusiness & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Government & Politics 20th Century, Medicine & ScienceWorkers in Greater Pittston's Garment IndustryS Main St., between Market & Kennedy Sts.RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Labor, WomenWyoming Division CanalAt Co. Courthouse, 200 N River St., near W Jackson St. intersection, Wilkes-BarreRoadsideCanals, Coal, Navigation, Transportation
See also
List of Pennsylvania state historical markers National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
References
External links Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission