List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Luzerne County
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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...
by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...
(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 64 historical markers located in Luzerne County.
Historical markers
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
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| Abijah Smith & Company |  |
US 11 (Main St.) at Natl. Guard Armory, Plymouth 41.23529°N 75.96142°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Transportation | |
| Amedeo Obici (1877-1947) | |
632 S Main St., Wilkes-Barre 41.23515°N 75.90095°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations | |
| Arthur Horace James (1883-1973) | |
150 E Main St. (Washington & Main), Plymouth 41.24182°N 75.94109°W |
Roadside | Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Governors | |
| Assarughney | |
Pa. 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston (Missing) °N °W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | |
| Avondale Mine Disaster Avondale Mine Disaster The Avondale Mine Disaster was a massive fire at the Avondale Colliery in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, United States on September 6, 1869. It caused the death of 110 workers, making it one of the largest mining disasters of Pennsylvania history. It started when the wooden lining of the mine shaft caught... |
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US 11 near junction PA 29, Plymouth Twp. 41.22645°N 75.97455°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor | |
| Battle of Wyoming | |
Wyoming Ave. (US 11) & Susquehanna Ave., at monument, Wyoming 41.30568°N 75.84508°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American | |
| Bloody Rock, The | |
Susquehanna Ave., between 7th & 8th Sts., Wyoming 41.30808°N 75.83206°W |
City | American Revolution, Military, Native American, Women | |
| Concrete City Concrete City The Concrete City was an early example of International Style architecture in the United States, built as company housing in 1911 for select employees of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad's coal division in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania... |
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Front St. & Phillips St., near athletic fields, Hanover section of Nanticoke 41.18551°N 75.98062°W |
Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Coal, Labor | |
| Connecticut Settlement | |
River Rd. (SR 2004) N of Wilkes-Barre, at city cemetery 41.25619°N 75.87016°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American | |
| Denison House | |
At site, 35 Denison St. (at Wyoming Ave.), Forty Fort 41.29842°N 75.86232°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, Military | |
| Edward A. Walsh (1881-1959) | |
N. Main St. at Carey St., Plains 41.27538°N 75.85086°W |
Roadside | Baseball, Sports | |
| Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 , was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that federal courts did not have the judicial power to create general federal common law when hearing state law claims under diversity jurisdiction... |
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Rock St., at Catholic Church, Hughestown 41.32874°N 75.77739°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Railroads | |
| Fort Durkee | |
River St. near South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24496°N 75.89°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, Military | |
| Fort Wyoming | |
River St. near South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24543°N 75.88917°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military | |
| Forty Fort Forty Fort Forty Fort was a stronghold built by settlers from Connecticut on the Susquehanna River in Westmoreland County, Connecticut, now Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.It was a place of refuge for displaced settlers during the Battle of Wyoming in 1778.... |
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US 11 (Wyoming Ave.) & River St., Forty Fort 41.28528°N 75.87304°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American | |
| Franz Kline (1910-1962) | |
River Commons on River St., between South & Northampton Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24522°N 75.88963°W |
Roadside | Artists | |
| Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940) | |
202 South River St. (Kirby Hall), Wilkes-Barre 41.2448°N 75.88997°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Civil Rights, Education, Entrepreneurs, Medicine & Science | |
| George Catlin George Catlin George Catlin was an American painter, author and traveler who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the Old West.-Early years:... |
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River & South Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24493°N 75.89016°W |
Roadside | Artists, Native American, Professions & Vocations | |
| Harveys Lake Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania Harveys Lake is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The lake within the town is the largest natural lake by volume contained entirely in Pennsylvania. The lake was named after Benjamin Harvey, who founded the borough in 1781 and was a member of the Sons of Liberty, an... |
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At Harveys Lake Borough Bldg./Police Dept., Rt. 415, 1/4 mile S of Harvey's Lake 41.35054°N 76.02847°W |
Roadside | Sports, Transportation | |
| Henry M. Hoyt Henry M. Hoyt Henry Martyn Hoyt, Sr. was the 18th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1879 to 1883, as well as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... |
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714 Wyoming Ave. (US 11), Kingston 41.27267°N 75.88554°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors | |
| Jenkins' Fort | |
Wyoming/Exeter Ave. (US 11/PA 92) at Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston 41.32776°N 75.79303°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military | |
| Jesse Fell (1751-1830) | |
Corner of E Northampton and S Washington Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24301°N 75.88363°W |
City | Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics, Invention, Professions & Vocations | |
| Knox Mine Disaster Knox Mine disaster The Knox Mine disaster was a mining accident that took place in Port Griffith, a town in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania, near Pittston, on January 22, 1959.... |
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at former St. Joseph's Cath. Church on Main St., Port Griffith, Jenkins Twp. (next to local meml. stone) 41.31327°N 75.8078°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Labor | |
| Lattimer Massacre Lattimer massacre The Lattimer massacre was the violent deaths of 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite coal miners at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1897. The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's... |
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S side of PA 924, .3 miles S of I-81 interchange, Harwood (at Harwood Mines) 40.9461°N 76.0173°W |
Roadside | Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor | |
| Lattimer Massacre Lattimer massacre The Lattimer massacre was the violent deaths of 19 unarmed striking immigrant anthracite coal miners at the Lattimer mine near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1897. The miners, mostly of Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian and German ethnicity, were shot and killed by a Luzerne County sheriff's... |
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Lattimer Rd. (T5550) & Quality Rd. (T336), just E of Lattimer Crossroads, N of Hazleton 40.99138°N 75.96765°W |
Roadside | Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor | |
| Lehigh Path | |
Honey Hole Rd., 5 mi. E of PA 309, in Nescopeck State Park (trail pking. lot), Drums 41.08762°N 75.88758°W |
Roadside | Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | |
| Luzerne County | |
Courthouse, 200 N. River St., at North St., Wilkes-Barre 41.25199°N 75.87818°W |
City | Coal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Labor, Military | |
| Lyman H. Howe (1858-1923) | |
S River Rd. & South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24505°N 75.88984°W |
City | Motion Pictures & Television | |
| Min L. Matheson (1909-1992) | |
Public Sq. at Market & Main, Wilkes-Barre 41.24558°N 75.88162°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics, Labor, Women | |
| Nanticoke Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,465 at the 2010 census.-History:The name Nanticoke was derived from Nantego, the Indian tidewater people who moved here when their Maryland lands were spoiled for hunting by the colonial settlement in... |
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W Main St. (US 11), at bridge to Nanticoke °N °W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | |
| Nanticoke Nanticoke, Pennsylvania Nanticoke is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,465 at the 2010 census.-History:The name Nanticoke was derived from Nantego, the Indian tidewater people who moved here when their Maryland lands were spoiled for hunting by the colonial settlement in... |
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E Main St. at Kosciuszko St., Nanticoke °N °W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Native American | |
| Nescopeck Nescopeck, Pennsylvania Nescopeck is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nescopeck is located at .... |
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S side of 3rd St. (PA 93), SE of bridge, Nescopeck 41.05103°N 76.22801°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Native American | |
| Nescopeck Nescopeck, Pennsylvania Nescopeck is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nescopeck is located at .... |
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Front St. (US 11) at Fowler Ave., East Berwick 41.05855°N 76.22517°W |
Roadside | Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | |
| Nescopeck Nescopeck, Pennsylvania Nescopeck is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,528 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Nescopeck is located at .... |
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US 11, .5 mile E of East Berwick °N °W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | |
| Pete Gray Wyshner | |
Front St. & Center St., Hanover section, Nanticoke (at athletic fields) 41.18519°N 75.98336°W |
Roadside | Baseball, Military Post-Civil War, Sports | |
| Peter F. Rothermel Peter F. Rothermel Peter Frederick Rothermel was an American painter.-Biography:Rothermel was born in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania in 1817, although some date his birth earlier, in 1813 or 1814. He had a common-school education, and studied land surveying. At age 20, he moved to Philadelphia and became a sign painter.... |
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3rd St. (PA 93) between Montgomery & Cooper Sts. (opposite #119), Nescopeck 41.05207°N 76.22531°W |
Roadside | Artists, Civil War, Government & Politics | |
| Pittston Fort | |
N Main & Parsonage Sts., Pittston 41.32952°N 75.78752°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military | |
| Rev. John J. Curran (1859-1936) | |
Holy Savior Church, 43 Penn St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24559°N 75.86292°W |
City | Coal, Government & Politics, Labor, Religion | |
| Rev. Joseph Murgas | |
Sacred Heart Church, 601 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre 41.25706°N 75.86447°W |
City | Artists, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Religion | |
| Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church | |
339 Washington St., Freeland 41.01471°N 75.89612°W |
Roadside | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | |
| Sephaniah Reese | |
230 W. Main St., Plymouth 41.23922°N 75.95001°W |
City | Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations | |
| Shawnee Flats | |
US 11, .8 mile SW of Plymouth °N °W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Environment, Native American | |
| Shawnee Fort | |
747 West Main St. (Rt. 11) at Natl. Guard Armory, Plymouth (very near Abijah Smith marker) 41.23532°N 75.9613°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Forts, George Washington, Military | |
| St. Joseph's Church | |
5th & Laurel Sts., adjacent to church steps and opposite St. Joseph School, Hazleton 40.96332°N 75.97363°W |
City | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | |
| Sugarloaf Massacre | |
E side of PA 93, at Hidden Creek Ct., near Conyngham 40.98788°N 76.06465°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Native American | |
| Sugarloaf Massacre - PLAQUE | |
Walnut Ave. (opposite #95) & Orchard Ln., Conynham (N of PA 93) 40.98867°N 76.04816°W |
Plaque | American Revolution, Military, Native American | |
| Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Fort Wyoming (PLAQUE) | |
n/a | River Commons, River St. near W. South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24538°N 75.8895°W |
Plaque | American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American |
| Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Lackawanay (PLAQUE) | |
PA 92, 1.5 miles N of West Pittston 41.34921°N 75.80203°W |
Plaque | American Revolution, Military, Native American | |
| Sullivan's March | |
Pa. 115, 6.3 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre °N °W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military | |
| Sullivan's March | |
PA 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston °N °W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military | |
| Sullivan's March | |
Pa. 115, 11.2 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre °N °W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military | |
| Teedyuscung (ca. 1700-1763) | |
16 Riverside Dr. near Sheldon St., across from Wyoming Valley Sanitary Auth. #12, Wilkes-Barre 41.24488°N 75.89482°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, Religion | |
| Twin Shaft Disaster Twin Shaft Disaster The Twin Shaft Disaster occurred in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Colliery in Pittston, Pennsylvania on June 28, 1896, when a massive cave-in killed fifty-eight miners.-Disaster:... |
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N. Main & Union Sts., Pittston 41.34159°N 75.78603°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Labor | |
| Wapwallopen | |
PA 239 & W County Rd., just S of Wapwallopen 41.32098°N 75.79155°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & Trails | |
| Warriors Path | |
Koonsville/Sunshine Highway (SR 4010) near Mountain Rd., just W of Koonsville 41.16885°N 76.16641°W |
Roadside | Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation | |
| White Haven | |
Berwick St. (PA 940) & Main St., at bank, W of bridge, White Haven 41.06111°N 75.77299°W |
City | Cities & Towns, Navigation | |
| Wilkes-Barre | |
Route 309 near Northampton Ave., Wilkes-Barre 41.22884°N 75.87331°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Military | |
| Wilkes-Barre | |
Market St. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre 41.25273°N 75.88876°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Military | |
| Wilkes-Barre | |
Kidder St. (Rt. 315) off Rt. 115/309, at Fairfield Inn, near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre 41.25042°N 75.8401°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Military | |
| Wilkes-Barre Fort | |
W corner of public sq., Main & Market Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.29622°N 75.88172°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Forts, Military | |
| William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871) | |
20 E Ross St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24065°N 75.89007°W |
Roadside | African American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad | |
| William G. McGowan (1927-1992) | |
Public Sq., Market & Main Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24606°N 75.88134°W |
City | Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Government & Politics 20th Century, Medicine & Science | |
| Workers in Greater Pittston's Garment Industry | |
S Main St., between Market & Kennedy Sts. 41.32098°N 75.79155°W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Labor, Women | |
| Wyoming Division Canal | |
At Co. Courthouse, 200 N River St., near W Jackson St. intersection, Wilkes-Barre 41.25041°N 75.88016°W |
Roadside | Canals, Coal, Navigation, Transportation |
See also
- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, PennsylvaniaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States...