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Bally in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Goshenhoppen

 
 
Goshenhoppen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
1. Goshenhoppen Marker
Inscription. Re-named Bally for Father Augustin Bally. The third Roman Catholic mission and first Catholic school in the State were established here in 1743 by Father Theodore Schneider
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionColonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.
 
Location. 40° 24.161′ N, 75° 35.153′ W. Marker is in Bally, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. Marker is at the intersection of Main St. (PA 100) and 7th Street on Main St. (PA 100). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bally PA 19503, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (approx. 3˝ miles away); 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial (approx. 3˝ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 3˝ miles away); Palm (approx. 3˝ miles away); Hereford Furnace (approx. 3.7 miles away); New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Frank N.D. Buchman (approx. 5 miles away); Boyertown Burial Casket Company (approx. 5.4 miles away).
 
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 MarkerQuest - Goshenhoppen. (Submitted on January 4, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Goshenhoppen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
2. Goshenhoppen Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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