List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Snyder County

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

Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Albany Purchase 01947-09-30Tuesday, September 30, 1947 US 522/US 11 & 15, 1 mile N of Selinsgrove
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Coxey's Army 01966-09-09Friday, September 09, 1966 814 N. Market St. (old U.S. 11 & 15), Selinsgrove
Roadside George Washington, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Fort Augusta 01947-03-14Friday, 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 01915-10-01October 1915 At the Old Bridge, 1/2 mile W of Selinsgrove
Plaque Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Native American, Navigation
Lock Number Seven 01946-07-11Thursday, July 11, 1946 U.S. 15 & 11 at Mahantango Creek (Missing)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Penns Creek Massacre 01947-09-30Tuesday, September 30, 1947 SR 2017 (old U.S. 11 & 15) just N of Selinsgrove
Roadside Early Settlement, Native American
Penns Creek Massacre - PLAQUE 01915-10-01October 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) 01952-06-06Friday, June 06, 1952 U.S. 11 & 15 at Port Trevorton
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Schoch Blockhouse 01947-09-30Tuesday, September 30, 1947 US 522 near RR crossing, at village of Kreamer
Roadside American Revolution, Military
Shikellamy 01947-11-30Sunday, November 30, 1947 U.S. 11, 5.4 miles N of Selinsgrove entrance to Shikellamy State Park
Roadside Early Settlement, Native American
Simon Snyder 01947-09-30Tuesday, September 30, 1947 121 N Marker St., Selinsgrove
City Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Simon Snyder Mansion - PLAQUE 01918-05-01May 1918 121 N. Market St. (old US 11 & 15), Selinsgrove
Plaque Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Houses & Homesteads
Snyder County 01982-12-01Wednesday, December 01, 1982 County courthouse, 9 W. Market St. (US 522), Middleburg
City Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Sunbury 01948-09-15Wednesday, 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 01948-06-17Thursday, June 17, 1948 University Ave. near 18th St., Selinsgrove
Roadside Education, Religion

See also

References

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pennsylvania_historical_marker_program/2539/search_for_historical_markers. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 

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