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An 1865 baseball battle between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton

Posted on April 3, 2021March 25, 2021 by Jake Wynn

In October 1865, multiple baseball clubs met in the Wyoming Valley to battle for victory on a makeshift diamond.

Posted in Scranton, Uncategorized, Wilkes-BarreTagged 1865, Baseball, Baseball History, Civil War, Coal Region, Luzerne County, Newspaper, October, Scranton, Sports, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming, Wyoming Valley2 Comments

Scranton newsboys pleaded for face masks at the peak of the 1918 pandemic

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by Jake Wynn

As the 1918 pandemic reached its peak in Scranton, PA, the city's newsboys had a fascination with face masks.

Posted in Coal Region, ScrantonTagged 1918, 1918 Influenza Outbreak, American Red Cross, Coal Region, Influenza, Lackawanna County, Medical History, Medicine, Newspaper, October 1918, Pandemic, Pennsylvania, Scranton, Spanish Flu, World War I2 Comments

“The most populous and thrifty town in northern Pennsylvania” – Scranton in 1861

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by Jake Wynn

A profile of Scranton in 1861 describes a rapidly industrializing community on the eve of the Civil War.

Posted in Coal Region, ScrantonTagged 1861, anthracite, Civil War, Coal, Coal Region, Economy, Iron, Lackawanna County, Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Scranton2 Comments

Frederick Douglass in Scranton – November 1867

Posted on February 15, 2020February 13, 2020 by Jake Wynn

Frederick Douglass used his speech in Scranton to criticize Andrew Johnson, a racist president he viewed as a despot.

Posted in Black History, ScrantonTagged 1867, Black History, Coal Region, Frederick Douglass, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Reconstruction, Scranton, SpeechLeave a comment

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