Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000)

Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Scranton, Lackawanna County, dedicated 2012.

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Pennsylvania public official and lifelong Scranton resident, Casey served as State Senator, 1962-66; First Vice President of Pa. Constitutional Convention, 1967-68; Auditor General, 1969-77; and Governor, 1987-95. As governor he pioneered the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a national model, and landmark environmental reforms such as the PENNVEST clean water program. He achieved national stature for his ardent pro-life stance.

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1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1893 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1947 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1950 · Scranton, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1889, covering the location of Robert Patrick Casey (1932-2000), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1889, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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