Scranton's History Mule

Scranton's History Mule (HM2KFC)

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N 41° 25.002', W 75° 42.909'

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1830 - 1860 - Dunmore & Waverly, 2 stops along eastern route of Underground Railroad
1886 - First commercially successful, continuously running electric trolley system in U.S. was Scranton Suburban Railway
1890 - [S]cranton become[s] known as "The Anthracite Capitol [sic] of the [W]orld".
1891 - International Correspondence School wa[s] founded in Scranton, known as "The W[or]lds Schoolhouse".
1892 - Scranton Lace Company was founded.
1899 - Jermyn, birthplace of First Aid.

1901 - Pioneer Cancer research [c]enter es[t]ablished in Scranton.
1912 - Elling O Weeks carries first newspapers ever delivered from city to city by aeroplane from Scranton to [C]arbondale.
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HM NumberHM2KFC
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Placed ByLackawanna County
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 6th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 440234 N 4585263
Decimal Degrees41.41670000, -75.71515000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 25.002', W 75° 42.909'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 25' 0.11999999999993" N, 75° 42' 54.54" W
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