List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Snyder County
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This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Snyder County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Snyder County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 15 historical markers located in Snyder County.[1]
Historical markers
[edit]Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
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Albany Purchase | ![]() |
September 30, 1947 | US 522/US 11 & 15, 1 mile N of Selinsgrove 40°49′26″N 76°50′49″W / 40.82397°N 76.84705°W |
Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century |
Coxey's Army | ![]() |
September 9, 1966 | 814 N. Market St. (old U.S. 11 & 15), Selinsgrove 40°48′32″N 76°51′25″W / 40.8088°N 76.85703°W |
Roadside | George Washington, Military, Military Post-Civil War |
Fort Augusta | ![]() |
March 14, 1947 | U.S. 11, 5.9 miles NW of Selinsgrove near Northumberland Bridge (Missing) |
Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military |
Harris Ambush - PLAQUE | ![]() |
October 1915 | At the Old Bridge, 1/2 mile W of Selinsgrove |
Plaque | Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Native American, Navigation |
Lock Number Seven | ![]() |
July 11, 1946 | U.S. 15 & 11 at Mahantango Creek (Missing) |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
Penn's Creek Massacre | ![]() |
September 30, 1947 | SR 2017 (old U.S. 11 & 15) just N of Selinsgrove |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American |
Penns Creek Massacre - PLAQUE | ![]() |
October 1915 | S end of Old Trail (just E of US 11 & 15) Penns Creek N of Selinsgrove |
Plaque | French & Indian War, Native American |
Pennsylvania Canal (Susquehanna Division) | ![]() |
June 6, 1952 | U.S. 11 & 15 at Port Trevorton |
Roadside | Canals, Navigation, Transportation |
Schoch Blockhouse | ![]() |
September 30, 1947 | US 522 near RR crossing, at village of Kreamer 40°48′14″N 76°58′12″W / 40.80378°N 76.97012°W |
Roadside | American Revolution, Military |
Shikellamy | ![]() |
November 30, 1947 | U.S. 11, 5.4 miles N of Selinsgrove entrance to Shikellamy State Park |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American |
Simon Snyder | ![]() |
September 30, 1947 | 121 N Marker St., Selinsgrove |
City | Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors |
Simon Snyder Mansion - PLAQUE | May 1918 | 121 N. Market St. (old US 11 & 15), Selinsgrove |
Plaque | Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Houses & Homesteads | |
Snyder County | ![]() |
December 1, 1982 | County courthouse, 9 W. Market St. (US 522), Middleburg 40°47′31″N 77°02′47″W / 40.79193°N 77.04648°W |
City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors |
Sunbury | ![]() |
September 15, 1948 | U.S. 11 & 15, 4 miles N of Selinsgrove |
Roadside | French & Indian War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military |
Susquehanna University | June 17, 1948 | University Ave. near 18th St., Selinsgrove 40°47′57″N 76°52′24″W / 40.79927°N 76.8732°W |
Roadside | Education, Religion |
See also
[edit]- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Snyder County, Pennsylvania
References
[edit]- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.