Events calendar the lackawanna historical society events. To commemorate the 150 years of the timestribune, we are pleased to present an allnew hardcover book, lackawanna memories. There are also a number of books i find fascinating on the construction of the lackawanna cutoff. But are there really ghosts at the lackawanna station hotel. Restaurants near the electric city trolley station and museum. The electric city trolley station and museum scranton. Medical institutions in scranton include allied services institute of rehabilation medicine, community medical center healthcare system, mercy hospital, and moses taylor hospital. Built in 1908, lackawanna station served as a passenger station and the headquarters of the delaware, lackawanna and western railroad. This historic photo, taken by watson brunnell for the delaware. Delaware, lackawanna, and western railroad station. Scranton radisson lackawanna station hotel 48472745076.
Tuesday through friday, 10 am to 5 pm saturday, 12 pm to 3 pm. The scranton family were the first in the country, or in this hemisphere for that matter, to acquire the technology to make iron rails for the burgeoning railroad industry. Book our breathtaking ballroom near the university of scranton. Museum of contemporary photography delaware, lackawanna and western railroad station, scranton, pa accession number. It was built as a train station and office building in 1908. Our friends over at the lackawanna valley digital archives lvda have just announced a new digital collection of local history materials celebrating our townslackawanna county centennial books and community histories is a collection of books honoring lackawanna county towns, townships, boroughs, cities and areas. George scranton said he actually liked the lower tariff for two reasons. National register of historic places on december 6, 1977. Lackawanna and westrn railroad station, is a histoci building in scranton, pennsylvania. Relive the time of the trolleys at electric city trolley museum and station, located in a recently restored late 19th century mill building. The lackawanna railroad in northeastern pennsylvania. Scranton station central railroad of new jersey wikipedia.
Sep 17, 2019 if you like to read books on your cell phone or tablet, or listen to audiobooks while you travel or relax, log on to our website and check out the vast collection of digital offerings available free with your library card. The scranton limited short train rides is a 3mile, 30minute roundtrip ride which travels through the rail yards, crosses the lackawanna river, passes the historic radisson at lackawanna station hotel and stops at the university of scranton before returning to the steamtown boarding area. Learn more the history and making of beer as well as local breweries here at the albright memorial library. Erielackawanna railroad, westbound phoebe snow, by david plowden. 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. The anthracite mining region of northeastern pennsylvania extends over 485 square miles of nine counties.
Experiments, attended with failure and sometimes derision, were made in pennsylvania between 18379, toward the substitution of anthracite coal as a melting menstruum in the manufacture of iron, for the more expensive and perishable charcoal. Coauthor of two photo historiesscranton 2005 and the women of. Any building this old is bound to have a history, and the hotels is rich with the. Scranton history surrounds our hotel, located within walking distance of attractions like the. Scranton genealogy in lackawanna county, pa usa 1,012,695 pennsylvania 60,629 lackawanna county 534 scranton 174 note. History department volunteers at the scribe station. Much of his dispatching territory consists of lines that were once operated by the lackawanna railroad and is depicted in this book. Radisson lackawanna station hotel wilkesbarrescranton, pa. Our annual dinner will kick off a year of celebrations of suffrage with the 2020 centennial of the ratification of the 19th amendement. Lackawanna railroad phoebe snow scranton train poster see more. Archives featured include lackawanna historical society, historical society of old forge, university of scranton, albright memorial library, carbondale historical society. Shoppers searching for the perfect gift for those friends and family members proud of their lackawanna county heritage stopped by the catlin house in scranton saturday. Overdrive and rb digital are the lackawanna county library systems suppliers of ebooks and audiobooks.
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. Nayaug, or roaring brook, linked together by successive rapids and falls for many miles, emerges from the watershedding crest separating the delaware from the susquehanna, and forms the noisiest tributary of the lackawanna, which it enters at scranton, one mile below the ancient village of capoose. After dark in the electric city haunted america anthony c. Apr 17, 2015 learn more the history and making of beer as well as local breweries here at the albright memorial library. Scranton brewing history lackawanna county library system. Paul, i would suggest all three morning sun books in the lackawanna in color series. See the brief history of lackawanna county and the formation of the townships for additional information. Breaking local news, national news, sports, politics and world news from the timestribune and covering all of scranton, lackawanna county, luzerne county, wayne county and. At the heart of the lackawanna valley, scranton is haunted by those who once walked its streets and worked its mines and rail lines. Scranton had long surpassed wilkesbarre as northeast pas first city and it was impractical for scrantons municipal business to take place in wilkesbarre. Birth records, 18781905, of the city of scranton family history library. The central railroad of new jersey freight station in scranton, pennsylvania, united states, was the western terminus of the central railroad of new jersey line, 192 miles 309 km from its base of operations in jersey city, new jersey. Widening world of comic book culture shows up at scranton. Sep 18, 2012 at the heart of the lackawanna valley, scranton is haunted by those who once walked its streets and worked its mines and rail lines.
The lackawanna historical societys scranton family papers collection includes. What type of room can i book at radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton. If you like to read books on your cell phone or tablet, or listen to audiobooks while you travel or relax, log on to our website and check out the vast collection of digital offerings available free with your library card. View all restaurants near the electric city trolley station and museum on tripadvisor. Dec 28, 1982 in 1899, officials of the lackawanna iron and steel company of scranton, pa. The lackawanna historical societys local history holiday emporium featured a variety of gift ideas for history bu. Pennsylvania historical and museum commission, reprinted in scranton railroads by david. A brief history of scranton, pennsylvania by cheryl a. This heirloomquality coffeetable book features historic photos. About library express lackawanna county library system.
The lackawanna historical society visitor information. Kashuba is a freelance writer specializing in the history of scranton. The first 150 years pictorial history book pediment. Brief history of scranton, pennsylvania by cheryl a. Book radisson hotels in scranton pa radisson hotels. This book is located at the lackawanna historical society and contains street and business addressed of early residents of scranton. Jun 07, 2017 following our recent scranton family papers scanathon, held in partnership with the lackawanna historical society, the scranton public library, the state library of pennsylvania, and our own university of scranton department of history and royals historical society, the weinberg memorial library is proud to announce that over 570 letters and.
It is located on west lackawanna avenue over the lackawanna river from downtown scranton, near steamtown national historic site. The scranton story foundation for economic education. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Lackawanna county pennsylvania, was formed from parts of luzerne county august, 1878, and was the last county to be created. Page 101 bay, where the said river falleth into the sea. After the disastrous merger with the erie railroad. After the disastrous merger with the erie railroad, headquarters was moved west, leaving the station to serve as the command center for the scranton area. The phoebe snow was the first diesel train to come through scranton i was taken to see it in late 1949 at the dl station. The lackawanna station in scranton, pa, as it looked upon opening in 1908. Tuesday through saturday, 1 pm to 3 pm group tours available by. Radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton hotel exterior.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Roger clemens appearance with the scranton wilkesbarre yankees, nay aug park, scranton cultural center, lackawanna county courthouse, everhart museum, radisson lackawanna station hotel, steamtown national historic site, st. Patrick s day parade, the mall at steamtown and lake scranton. Rides that operate on a friday, saturday, sunday, or. History of scranton, lackawanna county, pennsylvania. More detailed information is available from the book history. Radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton radisson hotel group. How i came to be modeling scranton, pa scranton station. History of scranton, lackawanna county, pennsylvania history of scranton, penn. Scrantons banks and financial institutions first banking houses p 406 lackawanna.
The history of the lackawanna station, headquarters of the delaware, lackawanna and western railroad and currently known as the radisson lackawanna station hotel, in scranton, pa. In the slocum furnace of 1800, nothing but charcoal was used for smelting purposes. Modern amenities and vintage architecture bridge the gap between pennsylvanias past and present at radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Relation subset of scranton local history collection source lackawanna historical society creators scranton family date range 18411917 extent 19 bound. It was built in 1908 and widely considrered one of the most beautiful railroad terminals in the east. Radisson lackawanna station hotel, scranton 570 5583933. The lackawanna railroad in northeastern pennsylvania images.
Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and coupons. Collection guide summary abstract correspondence written and received by george w. Museum of contemporary photography delaware, lackawanna. Since the early 1980s efforts have been under way to restore commuter service from scranton to hoboken. Scranton historic jewel of the pocono poconos mountains. The history of the lackawanna valley as told through books, photographs, maps, videos, and other items. Tuesday through saturday, 1 pm to 3 pm group tours available by request. The simple answer to the question is that i found a lot of information on scranton. Erie lackawanna railroad, westbound phoebe snow, by david plowden. Radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton this rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available.
Located in scranton, radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton is in the city center and near the airport. Situated within walking distance of the university of scranton and the steamtown national historic site, our hotel was originally a french renaissancestyle train station that opened in 1908. These books were published by local authors and centennial groups to. We also included a few images from books digitized by other libraries that are now in the public domain. Scranton, the county seat, was named for the scranton family. Americas industrial revolution, and until world war ii, the city reigned as a cuttingedge boomtown. Passenger train service west of lake hopatcong last operated in january of 1970. The timestribune is proud to be working with the lackawanna historical society to produce a beautiful coffeetable book commemorating scrantons 150th.
Lackawanna county enjoyed nearly a century of growth and prosperity. For over 50 years from 1840 through the early 1900s scranton was a major iron and steel producing area. Contributing property keeper of the register historic district history of the national register of. The radisson lackawanna station hotel, built as the delaware, lackawanna and western railroad station, is a neoclassical building in scranton, pennsylvania. The scranton family were the first in the country, or in this hemisphere for that matter, to acquire the technology to make. Crosby has also written two other books for arcadia publishingimages of rail. Scrantons lackawanna station celebrated 100th anniversary in 2008. Following our recent scranton family papers scanathon, held in partnership with the lackawanna historical society, the scranton public library, the state library of pennsylvania, and our own university of scranton department of history and royals historical society, the weinberg memorial library is proud to announce that over 570 letters and. Any building this old is bound to have a history, and the hotels is. Scranton and lackawanna county local history the times. The erie lackawanna railway was formed march 1, 1968, as a subsidiary of dereco, the holding company of the norfolk and western railway, which had bought the railroad.
Book radisson lackawanna station hotel scranton in scranton. Many of the facts have been passed down, but it was nice to have them substantiated. We are closed sundays, mondays, holidays, and in inclement weather. Radisson lackawanna station hotel wilkesbarrescranton. Museums in scranton include the everhart museum in nay aug park, which houses a. Book convention at the radisson at lackawanna station hotel in scranton on sunday. 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. 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. Kashuba chronicles the history of scranton from the glory days of the lackawanna iron and coal company and the dickson works through the postindustrial decline and an eventual revitalization of the city. Museums in scranton include the everhart museum in nay aug park, which houses a collection of natural history, science and art exhibits. Lackawanna railroad books o gauge railroading on line forum. Library express was established in 2012 as a branch of scranton. The lackawanna main is a proposed commuter rail line from binghamton and scranton to new york or hoboken via new jersey transits morristown or montclair lines.
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