Harford Township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Soldiers Orphan School
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2017
1. Soldiers Orphan School Marker
of valor of her native sons in
the War of the Rebellion, the
State of Pennsylvania maintained
the Harford Soldiers Orphan
School on these grounds from
1865 to 1901 for the education
of their children.
With grateful hearts
this tablet is erected by
the Northeastern Pennsylvania
Soldiers Orphan School Association
August 21, 1926
Erected 1926 by Northeastern Pennsylvania Soldiers Orphan School Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Man-Made Features • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1926.
Location. 41° 45.715′ N, 75° 42.461′ W. Marker is near Harford, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is in Harford Township. It is on Orphan School Road 0.4 miles east of Pennsylvania Route 547, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsley PA 18826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Susquehanna County Liberty Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Congregational Bell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Harford, Penna. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Galusha Grow (approx. 1.3 miles away); Nine Partners Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Galusha Grow (approx. 2.3 miles away); Martins Creek Viaduct (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harford.
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Also see . . .
1. Harford Historical Society, originally The Soldiers Orphans School. Society of Architectural Historians website entry (Submitted on April 11, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphan Schools.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2017
2. Soldiers Orphan School Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2017
3. Former Soldiers Orphan School Building Foundation
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2017
4. Former Soldiers Orphan School Dormitory
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 15, 2017
5. Former Soldiers Orphan School Dormitory
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,422 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 29, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
