The ‘Pioneer’ marker
The ‘Pioneer’ marker is a memorial in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The ‘Pioneer’ marker is situated nearby to Everhart Museum, as well as near R. N, Davis Memorial Garden.- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “‘Pioneer,’ The”
- Inscription: “This gravity railroad car, used on the Pennsylvania Coal Company Railroad, was presented by the company to the City of Scranton, Sept. 3, 1909. The car was used on the line from Hawley to Pittston from 1850 to 1884.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scranton Cultural Center and Albright Memorial Building.
Scranton Cultural Center
Theater building
Photo: Tomdobb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is a theatre and cultural center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Cultural Center's mission statement is "to rejuvenate a national architectural structure as a regional center for arts, education and community… Scranton Cultural Center is situated 1 mile northwest of The ‘Pioneer’ marker.
Albright Memorial Building
Library
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Albright Memorial Library, also commonly referred to as the Scranton Public Library, is a historic public library located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Albright Memorial Building is situated 1 mile northwest of The ‘Pioneer’ marker.
Scranton City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Scranton City Hall is located at Washington and Mulberry streets in the downtown section of that city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a three-story limestone ashlar Victorian Gothic Revival building with sandstone trim, designed by architects Edwin L. Scranton City Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of The ‘Pioneer’ marker.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scranton and Dunmore.
Scranton
Photo: Vasiliymeshko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scranton is a city in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is near Wilkes-Barre, and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States.
Dunmore
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmore is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and was settled in 1835 and incorporated in 1862.
Throop
Village
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Throop is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjoining Scranton. Formerly, coal mining and silk manufacturing provided employment for the people of Throop, who numbered 2,204 in 1900 and 5,133 in 1910. Throop is situated 4 miles northeast of The ‘Pioneer’ marker.
The ‘Pioneer’ marker
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.40078° or 41° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
-75.6434° or 75° 38′ 36″ westInception
July 15th, 1948Open location code
87H6C924+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13841723048OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Everhart Museum and R. N, Davis Memorial Garden.
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