Lester Frank Ward
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N 41° 47.788 W 076° 22.767
18T E 385392 N 4628098
The American Aristotle.
Waymark Code: WM6BJQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2009
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Marker Text:
"Father of American Sociology," geologist, and Civil War veteran, L.F. Ward (1841-1913), spent his youth in Myersburg working with his brother, Cyrenus Osborne Ward, labor historian, in their hub factory. He has been called "the American Aristotle."
Marker Name: Lester Frank Ward
County: Bradford
Date Dedicated: 01/30/1967
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 187 at Myersburg
Category: Civil War, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
Website: [Web Link]
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