Sunbury in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Danville-Pottsville R.R.

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 28, 2008

1. Danville-Pottsville R.R. Marker

Inscription. Opened Sunbury to Paxinos in 1835, operated on wood rails by horsepower. Steam locomotive first used in 1838; and iron rails, 1853. The terminal was nearby; here anthracite was loaded on canal boats for shipment to Philadelphia, Baltimore.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 40° 51.615′ N, 76° 47.893′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunbury PA 17801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia.

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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: First Electric Light (approx. 0.2 miles away); Northumberland County (approx. ¼ mile away); Erected to the Memory of the World War Heroes (approx. ¼ mile away); Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) (approx. ¼ mile away); Sunbury War Memorials (approx. ¼ mile away); For Those Who Served (approx. 0.3 miles away); Northumberland Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beck House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Also see . . . Danville-Pottsville R.R. - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, November 28, 2008

2. Danville-Pottsville R.R. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,102 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.