Commemorative memorial (railroading)
Anthracite Railroader Memorial (Tamaqua)
- Location
- Railroad Street (PA 309), north of Broad St., by the former depot, Tamaqua, PA
- Designer / maker
- Anthracite 250th Board & Tamaqua S.O.S.
- Status
- Extant
- Coordinates
- 40.79778, -75.97007 · Open in Maps · Verified location
The Anthracite Railroader Memorial stands on Railroad Street beside Tamaqua’s historic train station, dedicated to the railroaders who worked the anthracite-region rail lines and mines.
Placed by the Anthracite 250th Board and Tamaqua S.O.S., it commemorates the transport network — as much as the mines themselves — that made the coal region’s economy possible. Its exact dedication date is not documented.
Sources
- Anthracite Railroader Memorial — Historical Marker Database (HMDB) m232685
License: reference
Frequently asked
- Whom does the Anthracite Railroader Memorial honor?
- The railroaders who worked the anthracite-region rail lines and mines, honoring the transport network that carried the county's coal to market.
- Where is it?
- On Railroad Street (Route 309) north of Broad Street, beside Tamaqua's historic train station.