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Steamtown National Historic SiteA DL&W coal hopper. The Lackawanna Railroad was the Road of Anthracite. NPS Photo, Ken Ganz
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Steamtown National Historic Site
Directions

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Our GPS coordinates are:
41.410730 (latitude)
-75.671329 (longitude)

On some GPS systems, using the address 4 Lackawanna Ave and ZIP code 18503 will bring you to the intersection of Lackawanna at Cliff St - our Park Entrance.  Be careful NOT to input the Park's mailing address as there is no entrance at that location.

From Northwestern Pennsylvania:  Proceed east on US Route 6 and then south on I-81 to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From Philadelphia: Proceed north on I-476 (PA Turnpike, Northeast Extension) to exit 115. Take I-81 north to exit at 185,  Follow the downtown map below.

From Baltimore and other points south: Proceed north to Harrisburg and onto I-81. Take I-81 north to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the west: Proceed east on I-80 to I-81 north to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the east: Proceed west on I-80 or I-84. At intersection with I-380, proceed north. At intersection with I-81, proceed south to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below.

From the north: Proceed south on I-81 to exit 185.  Follow the downtown map below:

 
Map of Downtown Scranton showing how to get from I-81 to Steamtown National Historic Site via the Central Scranton Expressway, Lackawanna Avenue and Cliff Avenue.
Map is not to scale.
Drawing of mechanical engineer Elijay McCoy, creator of the 'real McCoy' automatic lubricator.  

Did You Know?
Elijah J. McCoy, a brilliant African-American mechanical engineer, invented an automatic lubricator cup (or drip cup) for steam locomotives and other machines. It worked so well that inspectors, when checking in a new piece of machinery, would ask, "Is it the real McCoy?"
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Last Updated: November 04, 2009 at 09:36 EST