List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Luzerne County

Location of Luzerne County in Pennsylvania

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 64 historical markers located in Luzerne County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Abijah Smith & Company		June 4, 1989	US 11 (Main St.) at Natl. Guard Armory, Plymouth 41.23529°N 75.96142°W / 41.23529; -75.96142 (Abijah Smith & Company)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Transportation
Amedeo Obici (1877-1947)		September 22, 2007	632 S Main St., Wilkes-Barre 41.23515°N 75.90095°W / 41.23515; -75.90095 (Amedeo Obici)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations
Arthur Horace James (1883-1973)		July 28, 2004	150 E Main St. (Washington & Main), Plymouth 41.24182°N 75.94109°W / 41.24182; -75.94109 (Arthur Horace James)	Roadside	Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Governors
Assarughney		August 4, 1948	Pa. 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston (Missing)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American
Avondale Mine Disaster		October 1, 1994	US 11 near junction PA 29, Plymouth Twp. 41.22645°N 75.97455°W / 41.22645; -75.97455 (Avondale Mine Disaster)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Battle of Wyoming		June 1, 1952	Wyoming Ave. (US 11) & Susquehanna Ave., at monument, Wyoming 41.30568°N 75.84508°W / 41.30568; -75.84508 (Battle of Wyoming)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Bloody Rock, The		September 22, 1962	Susquehanna Ave., between 7th & 8th Sts., Wyoming 41.30808°N 75.83206°W / 41.30808; -75.83206 (Bloody Rock, The)	City	American Revolution, Military, Native American, Women
Concrete City		October 9, 1998	Front St. & Phillips St., near athletic fields, Hanover section of Nanticoke 41.18551°N 75.98062°W / 41.18551; -75.98062 (Concrete City)	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Coal, Labor
Connecticut Settlement		October 13, 1947	River Rd. (SR 2004) N of Wilkes-Barre, at city cemetery 41.25619°N 75.87016°W / 41.25619; -75.87016 (Connecticut Settlement)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Denison House		May 23, 1972	At site, 35 Denison St. (at Wyoming Ave.), Forty Fort 41.29842°N 75.86232°W / 41.29842; -75.86232 (Denison House)	Roadside	American Revolution, Houses & Homesteads, Military
Edward A. Walsh (1881-1959)		July 31, 2004	N. Main St. at Carey St., Plains 41.27538°N 75.85086°W / 41.27538; -75.85086 (Edward A. Walsh)	Roadside	Baseball, Sports
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins		October 13, 1997	Rock St., at Catholic Church, Hughestown 41.32874°N 75.77739°W / 41.32874; -75.77739 (Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Railroads
Fort Durkee		October 13, 1947	River St. near South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24496°N 75.89°W / 41.24496; -75.89 (Fort Durkee)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Forts, Military
Fort Wyoming		October 13, 1947	River St. near South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24543°N 75.88917°W / 41.24543; -75.88917 (Fort Wyoming)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
Forty Fort		October 13, 1947	US 11 (Wyoming Ave.) & River St., Forty Fort 41.28528°N 75.87304°W / 41.28528; -75.87304 (Forty Fort)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Franz Kline (1910-1962)		September 7, 2001	River Commons on River St., between South & Northampton Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24522°N 75.88963°W / 41.24522; -75.88963 (Franz Kline)	Roadside	Artists
Fred Morgan Kirby (1861-1940)		June 10, 2004	202 South River St. (Kirby Hall), Wilkes-Barre 41.2448°N 75.88997°W / 41.2448; -75.88997 (Fred Morgan Kirby)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Civil Rights, Education, Entrepreneurs, Medicine & Science
George Catlin		October 13, 1947	River & South Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24493°N 75.89016°W / 41.24493; -75.89016 (George Catlin)	Roadside	Artists, Native American, Professions & Vocations
Harveys Lake		June 22, 1997	At Harveys Lake Borough Bldg./Police Dept., Rt. 415, 1/4 mile S of Harvey's Lake 41.35054°N 76.02847°W / 41.35054; -76.02847 (Harveys Lake)	Roadside	Sports, Transportation
Henry M. Hoyt		October 1, 1952	714 Wyoming Ave. (US 11), Kingston 41.27267°N 75.88554°W / 41.27267; -75.88554 (Henry M. Hoyt)	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors
Jenkins' Fort		October 13, 1947	Wyoming/Exeter Ave. (US 11/PA 92) at Susquehanna Ave., West Pittston 41.32776°N 75.79303°W / 41.32776; -75.79303 (Jenkins' Fort)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
Jesse Fell (1751-1830)		February 11, 1997	Corner of E Northampton and S Washington Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24301°N 75.88363°W / 41.24301; -75.88363 (Jesse Fell)	City	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics, Invention, Professions & Vocations
Knox Mine Disaster		January 24, 1999	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 / 41.31327; -75.8078 (Knox Mine Disaster)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Labor
Lattimer Massacre		September 12, 1997	S side of PA 924, .3 miles S of I-81 interchange, Harwood (at Harwood Mines) 40.9461°N 76.0173°W / 40.9461; -76.0173 (Lattimer Massacre)	Roadside	Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor
Lattimer Massacre		September 10, 1972	Lattimer Rd. (T5550) & Quality Rd. (T336), just E of Lattimer Crossroads, N of Hazleton 40.99138°N 75.96765°W / 40.99138; -75.96765 (Lattimer Massacre)	Roadside	Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Lehigh Path		August 2, 2001	Honey Hole Rd., 5 mi. E of PA 309, in Nescopeck State Park (trail pking. lot), Drums 41.08762°N 75.88758°W / 41.08762; -75.88758 (Lehigh Path)	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Luzerne County		September 24, 1982	Courthouse, 200 N. River St., at North St., Wilkes-Barre 41.25199°N 75.87818°W / 41.25199; -75.87818 (Luzerne County)	City	Coal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Labor, Military
Lyman Hakes Howe (1856–1923)		September 18, 2000	S River Rd. & South St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24505°N 75.88984°W / 41.24505; -75.88984 (Lyman H. Howe)	City	Motion Pictures & Television
Min L. Matheson (1909-1992)		September 24, 1999	Public Sq. at Market & Main, Wilkes-Barre 41.24558°N 75.88162°W / 41.24558; -75.88162 (Min L. Matheson)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Labor, Women
Nanticoke		August 4, 1948	W Main St. (US 11), at bridge to Nanticoke	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American
Nanticoke		July 6, 1951	E Main St. at Kosciuszko St., Nanticoke	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Native American
Nescopeck		November 1948	S side of 3rd St. (PA 93), SE of bridge, Nescopeck 41.05103°N 76.22801°W / 41.05103; -76.22801 (Nescopeck)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Native American
Nescopeck		April 1949	Front St. (US 11) at Fowler Ave., East Berwick 41.05855°N 76.22517°W / 41.05855; -76.22517 (Nescopeck)	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Nescopeck		July 14, 1948	US 11, .5 mile E of East Berwick	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American
Pete Gray Wyshner		August 24, 2003	Front St. & Center St., Hanover section, Nanticoke (at athletic fields) 41.18519°N 75.98336°W / 41.18519; -75.98336 (Pete Gray Wyshner)	Roadside	Baseball, Military Post-Civil War, Sports
Peter F. Rothermel		1970	3rd St. (PA 93) between Montgomery & Cooper Sts. (opposite #119), Nescopeck 41.05207°N 76.22531°W / 41.05207; -76.22531 (Peter F. Rothermel)	Roadside	Artists, Civil War, Government & Politics
Pittston Fort		October 13, 1947	N Main & Parsonage Sts., Pittston 41.32952°N 75.78752°W / 41.32952; -75.78752 (Pittston Fort)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
Rev. John J. Curran (1859-1936)		April 22, 1995	Holy Savior Church, 43 Penn St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24559°N 75.86292°W / 41.24559; -75.86292 (Rev. John J. Curran)	City	Coal, Government & Politics, Labor, Religion
Rev. Joseph Murgas		November 25, 1990	Sacred Heart Church, 601 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre 41.25706°N 75.86447°W / 41.25706; -75.86447 (Rev. Joseph Murgas)	City	Artists, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations, Religion
Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church		June 18, 1971	339 Washington St., Freeland 41.01471°N 75.89612°W / 41.01471; -75.89612 (Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church)	Roadside	Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Sephaniah Reese		May 31, 1992	230 W. Main St., Plymouth 41.23922°N 75.95001°W / 41.23922; -75.95001 (Sephaniah Reese)	City	Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations
Shawnee Flats		August 4, 1947	US 11, .8 mile SW of Plymouth	Roadside	Early Settlement, Environment, Native American
Shawnee Fort		May 25, 2003	747 West Main St. (Rt. 11) at Natl. Guard Armory, Plymouth (very near Abijah Smith marker) 41.23532°N 75.9613°W / 41.23532; -75.9613 (Shawnee Fort)	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Forts, George Washington, Military
St. Joseph's Church		November 2, 1970	5th & Laurel Sts., adjacent to church steps and opposite St. Joseph School, Hazleton 40.96332°N 75.97363°W / 40.96332; -75.97363 (St. Joseph's Church)	City	Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Sugarloaf Massacre		October 13, 1947	E side of PA 93, at Hidden Creek Ct., near Conyngham 40.98788°N 76.06465°W / 40.98788; -76.06465 (Sugarloaf Massacre)	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sugarloaf Massacre		September 1933	Walnut Ave. (opposite #95) & Orchard Ln., Conynham (N of PA 93) 40.98867°N 76.04816°W / 40.98867; -76.04816 (Sugarloaf Massacre - PLAQUE)	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 / 41.24538; -75.8895 (Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Fort Wyoming -PLAQUE)	Plaque	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Lackawanay (PLAQUE)		1929	PA 92, 1.5 miles N of West Pittston 41.34921°N 75.80203°W / 41.34921; -75.80203 (Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians, 1779 - Lackawanay -PLAQUE)	Plaque	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Sullivan's March		October 13, 1947	Pa. 115, 6.3 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Sullivan's March		October 13, 1947	PA 92, 1 mile N of West Pittston	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Sullivan's March		September 24, 1946	Pa. 115, 11.2 miles SE of Wilkes-Barre	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Teedyuscung (ca. 1700–1763)		June 23, 2005	16 Riverside Dr. near Sheldon St., across from Wyoming Valley Sanitary Auth. #12, Wilkes-Barre 41.24488°N 75.89482°W / 41.24488; -75.89482 (Teedyuscung ca. 1700-1763)	Roadside	Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, Religion
Twin Shaft Disaster		June 1, 1992	N. Main & Union Sts., Pittston 41.34159°N 75.78603°W / 41.34159; -75.78603 (Twin Shaft Disaster)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Labor
Wapwallopen		November 1948	PA 239 & W County Rd., just S of Wapwallopen 41.32098°N 75.79155°W / 41.32098; -75.79155 (Wapwallopen)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & Trails
Warriors Path		September 23, 1994	Koonsville/Sunshine Highway (SR 4010) near Mountain Rd., just W of Koonsville 41.16885°N 76.16641°W / 41.16885; -76.16641 (Warriors Path)	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
White Haven		May 25, 1985	Berwick St. (PA 940) & Main St., at bank, W of bridge, White Haven 41.06111°N 75.77299°W / 41.06111; -75.77299 (White Haven)	City	Cities & Towns, Navigation
Wilkes-Barre		May 5, 1949	Route 309 near Northampton Ave., Wilkes-Barre 41.22884°N 75.87331°W / 41.22884; -75.87331 (Wilkes-Barre)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Military
Wilkes-Barre		May 5, 1949	Market St. at Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre 41.25273°N 75.88876°W / 41.25273; -75.88876 (Wilkes-Barre)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Military
Wilkes-Barre		May 5, 1949	Kidder St. (Rt. 315) off Rt. 115/309, at Fairfield Inn, near Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre 41.25042°N 75.8401°W / 41.25042; -75.8401 (Wilkes-Barre)	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Military
Wilkes-Barre Fort		October 13, 1947	W corner of public sq., Main & Market Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.29622°N 75.88172°W / 41.29622; -75.88172 (Wilkes-Barre Fort)	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
William Camp Gildersleeve (1795-1871)		October 16, 2004	20 E Ross St., Wilkes-Barre 41.24065°N 75.89007°W / 41.24065; -75.89007 (William Camp Gildersleeve)	Roadside	African American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
William G. McGowan (1927-1992)		December 13, 2006	Public Sq., Market & Main Sts., Wilkes-Barre 41.24606°N 75.88134°W / 41.24606; -75.88134 (William G. McGowan)	City	Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Government & Politics 20th Century, Medicine & Science
Workers in Greater Pittston's Garment Industry		June 9, 2006	S Main St., between Market & Kennedy Sts. 41.32098°N 75.79155°W / 41.32098; -75.79155 (Workers in Greater Pittston's Garment Industry)	Roadside	Business & Industry, Labor, Women
Wyoming Division Canal		August 20, 1994	At Co. Courthouse, 200 N River St., near W Jackson St. intersection, Wilkes-Barre 41.25041°N 75.88016°W / 41.25041; -75.88016 (Wyoming Division Canal)	Roadside	Canals, Coal, Navigation, Transportation

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission