A list of historical markers or monuments in scranton, pennsylvania historical markers. Scranton is the sixthlargest city in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Travel back in time to scranton, pennsylvania, usa. One of the original thirteen colonies, it has played an important part in the founding of america. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Scranton, pennsylvania historical markers the historical. Scranton history scranton facts scranton neighborhoods. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. Historic pittsburgh collection is a digital collection that provides an opportunity to explore and research the history of pittsburgh and the surrounding western pennsylvania area on the. Created in 1903 as the division of public records in the state library, it was combined in 1945 with the state museum and the pennsylvania historical commission to form the pennsylvania historical and museum commission phmc.
History of a distinctive family of scranton and lackawanna county, pennsylvania database online. The johnstown flood by david mccullough, in the seven mountains. Scranton, pennsylvania, usa history, photos, stories, news. Scranton is located in lackawanna county in the northeastern portion of pennsylvania. The population of scranton is approximately 78,000. Hardworking immigrants, iron rails, and anthracite coal from beneath the surface of the lush lackawanna river valley powered americas industrial revolution, and until world war ii, the city reigned as a cuttingedge boomtown.
Find out about william penns part in william penn and other pennsylvanians. Without sacrificing treatment of the influential leaders who made pennsylvania history, the book focuses especially on the lives of everyday. History of adams county pennsylvania, part 3, including biographical sketches from history of cumberland and adams counties, pennsylvania. A valuable resource for anyone interested in the wyoming valley area of northeastern pennsylvania, this book begins with a description of scranton s natural advantages.
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A valuable resource for anyone interested in the wyoming valley area of northeastern pennsylvania, this book begins with a description of scrantons natural advantages. Of the scrantonhazeltonwilkesbarre metro area population of 575,000, scranton is the largest. Old general stores old country stores us history american history local history pennsylvania history scranton pennsylvania lancaster pennsylvania lancaster county what others are saying the shortlived second woolworth store in harrisburg, pennsylvania, which opened in 1879 was the proving ground for the fiveandten cent formula. The intense heat of the steel mills and the clatter of coalfilled locomotives once filled the streets of scranton, pennsylvania. It is the county seat and largest city of lackawanna county in northeastern pennsylvania s wyoming valley and hosts a federal court building for the united states district court for the middle district of pennsylvania. With a population of 77,291, it is the largest city in the scranton wilkesbarrehazleton, pa. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania book, 2009. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages.
History of scranton, pennsylvania scranton is located in the heart of one of the great deposits of anthracite coal in the world, which provided the underpinnings for much of scranton s industrial growth until the middle of the 20th century. Lackawanna county, pennsylvania 12 historic books on cd. Given its industrial basis, scranton has had a notable labor history. The book, the first comprehensive history of pennsylvania in almost three decades, sets the pennsylvania story in the larger context of national social, cultural, economic, and political development. Scranton, pennsylvania city information, fast facts. When completed, the philadelphia congregations early records project will offer over 41,000 pages of. Microfilmed scrapbooks of obituaries clipped from pennsylvania newspapers from 16 october 1891 to 3 march 1904. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
A brief history of scranton is a primer with a punch. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Its the biggest city in a group of neighboring municipalities that were formerly coal mining communit. Pennsylvania genealogy free pennsylvania genealogy. Survey of scranton, city in northeastern pennsylvania, u. History of a distinctive family of scranton and lackawanna county, pennsylvania source information. Purchase books at the timestribune at 149 penn avenue scranton, pa, or call 570 3489100 for more information the timestribune is proud to be working with the lackawanna historical society to produce a beautiful coffeetable book commemorating scrantons 150th anniversary. History of scranton, lackawanna county, pennsylvania. Search census records 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1890 veterans. It is the center of an urbanized industrial complex that includes carbondale and wilkesbarre. Scranton, pennsylvania is the 452nd largest city in the united states as of 2018.
Scranton is home to the steamtown national historic site. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a brief history of scranton, pennsylvania. Containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc. The lackawanna county, pennsylvania histories book collection is a group of 12 books that detail the history of lackawanna county primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and. Pennsylvania county histories and pennsylvania biographies. Free databases and software edit edit source fhc portal this center has access to the family history center portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. The county was named after the former governor of new york, dewitt clinton 17691828, a promoter of the erie canal.
Scranton, pennsylvania population history 1870 2018. Coauthor of two photo historiesscranton 2005 and the women of scranton 2007she has written and produced several living history productions, including the play witness to suffering. As charming as a pocketsized book of trivia, the work somehow manages to transcend the trivial to present a fairly cogent history of one of pennsylvania s major cities. Purchase books at the timestribune at 149 penn avenue scranton, pa, or call 570 3489100 for more information the timestribune is proud to be working with the lackawanna historical society to produce a beautiful coffeetable book commemorating scranton s 150th anniversary. The international correspondence schools of scranton, pennsylvania ics was founded in 1891 in the pages of colliery engineer and metal miner, a mining journal published in shenandoah, pennsylvania. A wide variety of books containing information for families in pennsylvania and new york. Learn about the people who lived in scranton, pennsylvania, usa through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures and. It is fine by itself as a pictorial history, but also nicely complements the authors earlier work on the images of america series.
With a population of 77,291, it is the largest city in the scrantonwilkesbarrehazleton, pa. International correspondence schools of scranton, pennsylvania 1891 to the present. A 94 volume collection of pennsylvania county histories in scrapbook format. Scranton is the 6th largest city in the commonwealth of pennsylvania. History and books about clinton county, pennsylvania. History of a distinctive family of scranton and lackawanna. It is the county seat and largest city of lackawanna county in northeastern pennsylvanias wyoming valley and hosts a federal court building for the united states district court for the middle district of pennsylvania. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania kindle edition by kashuba, cheryl a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Clinton county clinton county was created on june 21, 1839 from parts of centre county and lycoming county. Scranton genealogy in lackawanna county, pa usa 1,060,369 pennsylvania 62,615 lackawanna county 577 scranton 184.
Half a million rare books, manuscripts, and graphics documenting american history and culture to 1900 including african americana, american judaica, womens history, and photography in philadelphia. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Founded in 1880, the society archive contains one of the oldest and most comprehensive repositories for genealogical resources in northwestern pennsylvania, an extensive library of regional and state history and local authors, a large manuscript and photo collection and a massive collection of records of the erie railroad as well as talon. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Kashuba is a freelance writer specializing in the history of scranton. The anthracite mining region of northeastern pennsylvania extends over 485 square miles of nine counties. We can help you find the pennsylvania history books you are looking for.
A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania books you may like. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Each scrapbook contains newspaper clippings from the 1800s that describe historical events. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania paperback november, 2009. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania by cheryl a.
History of scranton, lackawanna county, pennsylvania history of scranton, penn. It weaves the anecdotal with rare photos from the electric citys past. Buy a brief history of scranton, pennsylvania by cheryl a kashuba online at alibris. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. The pennsylvania state archives is an important resource for scholars, historians, genealogists, and the public.
Portrait and biographical record of lackawanna county, pennsylvania 1897 1067 pages. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Scranton pennsylvania family history center genealogy. This library has a very large germanamerican collection, and is good for documenting civil war ancestors from pennsylvania. Scranton also has a federal court building downtown.
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