Christopher Columbus Monument
Christopher Columbus Monument is a monument in City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania which is located on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square. Christopher Columbus Monument is situated nearby to the park Piazza dell‘ Arte, as well as near Lackawanna Veterans Memorial Plaza.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lackawanna County Courthouse and Steamtown National Historic Site.
Lackawanna County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lackawanna County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building that is located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Steamtown National Historic Site
Protected area
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Steamtown National Historic Site is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located on 62.48 acres in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the site of the former Scranton yards of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad.
St. Peter’s Cathedral
Church
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St. Peter's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral at 315 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. St. Peter’s Cathedral is situated 910 feet north of Christopher Columbus Monument.
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
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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 Christopher Columbus Monument.
Christopher Columbus Monument
- Type: Monument
- Address: Lackawanna County Courthouse Square, Scranton, PA
- Category: historic site
- Location: City of Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.40795° or 41° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
-75.66342° or 75° 39′ 48″ westInception
1892Open location code
87H6C85P+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 714359140OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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