Bellefonte in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bellefonte Governors Memorial

Bellefonte Bicentennial

— 1795-1995 —

Bellefonte Governors Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

1. Bellefonte Governors Memorial

Inscription. To honor the seven governors
who at one time lived, worked,
and learned in Bellefonte

Andrew Gregg Curtin
1815 — 1894
Gov. Pennsylvania
1861 — 1866

James A. Beaver
1837 — 1914
Gov. Pennsylvania
1887 — 1890

Daniel H. Hastings
1849 — 1903
Gov. Pennsylvania
1895 — 1898
[Reverse:]
William Bigler
1813 — 1880
Gov. Pennsylvania
1852 — 1854

William F. Packer
1807 — 1870
Gov. Pennsylvania
1858 — 1860

John Bigler
1805 — 1856
Gov. California
1852 — 1856

Robert J. Walker
1801 — 1869
Gov. Kansas
1857

Erected 1995 by Bellefonte Area Jaycees.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 40° 54.686′ N, 77° 46.871′ W. Marker is in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on West High Street east of Dunlap Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 West High Street, Bellefonte PA 16823, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Bellefonte Governors Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans' Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucinda Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Dunlop Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Centre County Banking Co. Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Petrikin Hall (about 600 feet away); The Mills Brothers (about 600 feet away); Anna Wagner Keichline (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Governors Memorial [Reverse] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 31, 2019

2. Bellefonte Governors Memorial [Reverse]

Photographed by David R Stong

3. Bellefonte Governors Memorial

Shown in environment.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on November 26, 2023, by David R Stong of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.