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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YW9_simpson-lackawanna-county-pa_Carbondale-PA.html
Crystal Lake circa 1906
Crystal Lake was one of the first settlements of Fell Township. In 1818, Peter F. Ball came from New York state and built a log house near the lake. During the next decade, seven other men established homesteads nearby. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YW8_monkey-run-park_Carbondale-PA.html
This park is dedicated to those Simpson area men who labored in and around the coal mines during the turn of the century. At that time this area was called "Monkey Run" because the men worked in the Monkey Run Slope of the Wilson Creek Mine.
Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YVO_fell-township-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Carbondale-PA.html
In honor and memory
of the men of Fell Township
who gave their lives
1917 World War I 1918
Albert Bochinski · Victor Derwinski
1941 World War II 1945
Joseph Sarnoski - Congressional Medal of Honor
Basil Barna · George Ko…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YVN_veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Carbondale-PA.html
In dedication with pride and gratitude
to all of our Veterans who have served
in the nation's Armed Forces...
Thank you
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YT3_scranton-central-high-school_Scranton-PA.html
"This building was the site of
Scranton Central High School
from 1896 to 1991"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YT2_masonic-temple-and-scottish-rite-cathedral_Scranton-PA.html
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YS1_the-gravity-railroad_Carbondale-PA.html
Moosic Mountain, rising over 1,200 feet above Carbondale's anthracite coal mines, was a formidable barrier to the markets of New York City. The Delaware and Hudson Canal system could be used to move coal from Honesdale to Kingston, New York, but a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YRW_mining-methods_Carbondale-PA.html
You are standing on the southeastern side of the Lackawanna Valley. In this area the valley is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide. Behind you, Moosic Mountain rises some 1,200 feet (366 meters) above the elevation of the Lackawanna River in the bot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YRK_from-mine-to-market_Carbondale-PA.html
Founded in 1823 by Maurice and William Wurts, two brothers of Swiss ancestry, the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company played a prominent role in the economic development of northeastern Pennsylvania. From its completion in 1829 until its abandonment…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y2V_p-f-c-carpellotti-u-s-m-c-historical_Old-Forge-PA.html
This anchor is preserved here as a memorial to Louis Joseph "Eugene" Carpellotti, of the ship Destroyer Escort No. 720 launched at DeFoe, Bay City, Michigan. Sponsor for the occasion was Mrs. Sophie Carpellotti. U.S.M.C. Private Carpello…