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Tamaqua in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Burkhardt Moser Log Home

 
 
Burkhardt Moser Log Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 5, 2019
1. Burkhardt Moser Log Home Marker
Inscription. First home in Tamaqua: built in 1801 by founder Burkhardt Moser: still stands in the rear of 307 East Broad St. Moser settled here in 1799 and built a sawmill nearby. He was the first to discover coal in the area in 1817.
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
 
Erected 2004 by Tamaqua Area Partnership.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
 
Location. 40° 47.857′ N, 75° 57.934′ W. Marker is in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of East Broad Street (U.S. 209) and North Greenwood Street, on the right when traveling west on East Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tamaqua PA 18252, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Little Schuylkill Hotel (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Jno. F. McGinty Brewery (about 600 feet away); Little Schuylkill Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colliery Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reading & Northern Railroad (approx. Ό mile away); Tamaqua (approx. Ό mile away); Anthracite Railroader Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Anthracite Bank of Tamaqua (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tamaqua.
 
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Burkhardt Moser Log Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 5, 2019
2. Burkhardt Moser Log Home Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,352 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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