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Jermyn, known as "The Birthplace of First Aid in America", [4] is a borough which is located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located on the Lackawanna River , it is 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Scranton .
The Cerl Wright Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania. It is designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation . [ 2 ]
Enoch Wright House is a historic building in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The house was built sometime around 1815 by Enoch Wright on land he inherited from his father, Joshua, who moved to the area c. 1772. Wright family members lived in the house until 1862, when they began to rent it out.
Wright is part of the Mountain Top region of Luzerne County. The township is densely populated in the western half. The southern and eastern portions of Wright are made up of thick forests. The community's main business district is located in the northern and central portions of Wright. PA 309 runs north to south through the heart of the township.
John Wright was an emigrant English pioneer, colonial period businessman who established Wright's Ferry (and eventually the town eponymously named for it). The resulting increase in settlement triggered nine years of armed conflict during the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary dispute known as Cresap's War .
Wright initially envisioned a circular building more than 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter and 175 feet (53 m) tall. The structure, containing an opera house, sports arena, three movie theaters, and a convention hall, was wrapped by a spiraling strip of road. The plan expressed Wright's insistence on bringing the automobile into the social setting.
The A. D. German Warehouse is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Mayan Revival warehouse that was constructed in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1921. Wright was born in Richland Center in 1867. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] The design of the warehouse resulted from a required bill payment to Albert Delvino German by ...