SCRANTON
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N 41° 27.674 W 075° 40.012
18T E 444308 N 4590174
Another marker saved by a waymarker! This is the one on the southbound side of US81.
Waymark Code: WMW9P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2006
Views: 42
Marker Text:
Ebenezer Slocum built his first house, and made the first iron here prior to 1800. Its founding, naming, and growth as a city were due to George W. Scranton and associates. Leader in iron and steel for 60 years after its founding, 1840.
Marker Name: Scranton
County: Lackawanna
Date Dedicated: 09/07/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: U.S. 6 N of Scranton (Missing) NOT!!!!!!!
Category: Cities & Towns
Website: [Web Link]
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