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Chernobyl Visit
December 5, 2020

Chernobyl Visit

Chernobyl is a nuclear power plant in Ukraine that was the site of a disastrous nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. A routine test at the power plant went horribly wrong, and two massive explosions blew the 1,000-ton roof off one of the plant’s reactors, […read more]

International
Scranton Lace Company
December 5, 2020

Scranton Lace Company

The company was established by the Scranton Board of Trade as the Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company in 1890 and was incorporated on June 15, 1897. The name Scranton Lace Company became standardized in 1916 when the Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company and one of […read more]

Pennsylvania
Third Presbyterian
December 6, 2020

Third Presbyterian

The Third Presbyterian Church was built as a memorial to commemorate the reunion of the Old and New School Churches. It was originally located on the southwest corner of Twelfth and Upland Streets. The lot was purchased in 1871 and a brick building was erected […read more]

Pennsylvania