Terence V. Powderly
Noted labor leader. Born Jan 22, 1849, in Carbondale. Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, 1879-93. Scranton’s Mayor, 1878-84. Later Federal immigration official. Died in 1924. His home was near here.
Marker is on North Main Avenue just south of Schlager Street, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
