Birthplace of First Aid
Birthplace of First Aid is a memorial in Borough of Jermyn, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Birthplace of First Aid is situated nearby to the town hall Jermyn Community Center, as well as near the fire station Crystal Fire Company 1 Station 58.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archbald Pothole State Park.
Archbald Pothole State Park
Park
Photo: Clint, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Archbald Pothole State Park is a 150-acre Pennsylvania state park in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The focal point of the park is Archbald Pothole. Archbald Pothole State Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of Birthplace of First Aid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jermyn and East Jermyn.
Jermyn
Village
Jermyn, known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America", is a borough which is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the Lackawanna River, it is 12 miles northeast of Scranton.
East Jermyn
Hamlet
Jermyn, known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America", is a borough which is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the Lackawanna River, it is 12 miles northeast of Scranton.
Peckville
Hamlet
Peckville is a village in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, roughly 8 miles northwest of Scranton. The governing borough of Peckville is Blakely. Peckville is situated 4 miles south of Birthplace of First Aid.
Birthplace of First Aid
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In Honor of the Founders of First Aid in America, Jermyn Colliery and the Hudson Coal Co. Oct.25th 1899 Matthew J. Shields M.D. and More...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Borough of Jermyn, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.52863° or 41° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-75.54976° or 75° 32′ 59″ westOpen location code
87H6GFH2+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5802536152OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jermyn Community Center and Crystal Fire Company 1 Station 58.
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