Edward J. Lynett - Scranton, PA
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N 41° 24.566 W 075° 40.002
18T E 444277 N 4584423
Sitting bronze statue in front of the Scranton Times-Tribune of Edward J. Lynett, Editor and Co-publisher from 1946-1966.
Waymark Code: WMXZ1N
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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Bronze statue of Edward J. Lynett, who was the Editor and co-publisher of the Scranton Times for 20 years from 1946 until 1966. He is a member of the Lynett family, who purchased the paper in 1890 and within 20 years transformed it into the third largest paper in PA, behind the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburg Press.

The piece features Lynett reading a copy of the Times.

It is located in front of 149 Penn Avenue near the corner of puce Street, close to the Times' "Newseum".

The piece features a bronze of Lynett reading a copy of the Times while sitting on a park bench. The bench is of wood and cast iron.
URL of the statue: Not listed

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