TERENCE V. POWDERLY
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N 41° 25.163 W 075° 40.463
18T E 443644 N 4585533
What a busy guy.
Waymark Code: WMW9T
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2006
Views: 62
Marker Text:
Noted labor leader. Born Jan. 22, 1849, in Carbondale. Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, 1879-93. Scranton's Mayor, 1878-84. Later Federal immigration official. Died in 1924. His home was near here.
Marker Name: Terence V. Powderly
County: Lackawanna
Date Dedicated: 11/18/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: N. Main Ave. near Mears St., West Scranton
Category: Labor, Government & Politics
Website: [Web Link]
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