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"A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure. It offers a necessity of life that must be rationed among those who have power over it."
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tethered livestock grazed along the River Common established as public ope…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234T_ellen-webster-palmer_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
"Every boy represents a human soul; a character forming for eternity. The life for the next few years will decide his future... Many a man who beats his life out behind prison bars is a victim of misdirected energy. Truly, the wealth of a nation i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234S_center-of-law-politics-and-power_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
"The administration of justice is the
firmest pillar of government."
George Washington, 1789
You can't have a county without a county seat. In 1786 Luzerne County formed from Northumberland County. Wilkes-Barre, a place of early settlement, tra…
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Patrick J. O'Connor
1903-1958
Patrick J. O'Connor was a distinguished scholar, speaker and attorney. He was valedictorian of his college St. Bonaventure. He was valedictorian and editor-in-chief of the Law Review at Georgetown University School …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234M_korean-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
United States · South Korea
United Nations
This monument is dedicated to all those
men and women from Luzerne County
who served in the
Korean Theater of Operations
during the Korean War.
On land donated by the county commissioner…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234L_109th-field-artillery-battalion-a-war-memorial_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
Dedicated to the men killed
at Coshocton, Ohio
Sept. 11, 1950
[Honored Dead]
Carl W. Armbruster · Leonard Balonis · John L. Barna
Eugene Carr · John W. Cox · William R. Disbrow
William J. Dougherty &mid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234K_kings-college-founders_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
In grateful appreciation to
the Holy Cross Community who founded King's College
1946
Rev. James W. Connerton, C.S.C.
President
Rev. William S. Scandlon, C.S.C.
Vice President
Rev. Raymond A. Pieper, C.S.C.
Dean
Rev. Joseph Houser, C.S.C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234F_war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
In memory to those
Kingsmen who have
given the ultimate
sacrifice in service
to their country.
Dedicated 1974 by
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234C_vietnam-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
To those who served
and those who gave their
lives in South-East Asia during
the Vietnam War 1960 - 1975
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Description of the Sculpture for
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
This Monument of the Vietnam War Memorial for L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM234B_ellen-webster-palmer_Wilkes-Barre-PA.html
"Life is a tool to work with,
not a toy to play with."