Atglen in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Atglen Borough Hall
1989 - 1994
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018
1. Atglen Borough Hall Marker
The original Borough Hall was constructed in 1898 at a cost of $14,000.00. The brick 28 by 24 building housed Atglens only fire engine and cast iron bell. The Borough Hall was destroyed by fire on July 11, 1994. The Bell Plaza was erected to display the surviving bell, date stones and keystones.
The Plaza was made possible by donations from the Rotary Club of Octorara and the State Department of Economic Development.
Erected 2006 by Rotary Club of Octorara & Pennsylvania State Department of Economic Development to the Atglen Borough Community.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 39° 56.964′ N, 75° 58.427′ W. Marker is in Atglen, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is on Valley Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 372) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located beside the sidewalk, near the southwest corner of the Atglen Borough Hall building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Atglen (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Octoraro #1 Bridge (1910-2020) (approx. one mile away); Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad Bridge at Pine Creek, Circa 1830 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Christiana Riot Monument (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mercers Mill Covered Bridge (1880) (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Christiana Riot (approx. 2.2 miles away); 1917-1918 (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atglen.
More about this marker. Marker is a large
2. Marker detail: 1898 Atglen Borough Hall
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018
3. Atglen Borough Hall Marker (tall view)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018
4. Surviving 1898 Atglen Borough Hall Bell (on exhibit behind marker)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018
5. Atglen Borough Hall (southwest corner view; marker and 1898 Bell Plaza at left)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 30, 2018
6. Atglen Borough Hall (southeast corner view; marker visible at far left)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 594 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 31, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
