Brookville in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania Memorial Home

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Pennsylvania Memorial Home Marker

Inscription.
Established in 1890 by Kate Scott and Annie Wittenmyer of the Woman’s Relief Corps, an advocate for Civil War veterans. It was the first home in the nation to accept not only former soldiers, but also their wives, children, widows, and orphans.

Erected 2019 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 41° 9.127′ N, 79° 4.815′ W. Marker is in Brookville, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Euclid Avenue and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Euclid Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookville PA 15825, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewis Earle Sandt (approx. ¼ mile away); R.M. Matson Double House (approx. half a mile away); Elijah Heath (approx. half a mile away); James T. Carroll House and Shop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brookville YMCA (approx. 0.6 miles away); Richard Arthurs Building (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Verstine-Sandt Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Jefferson Hotel & Columbia Theater (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookville.

Also see . . . Pennsylvania Memorial Home Receives Historical Marker. Jeffersonian Democrat website entry (Submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Pennsylvania Memorial Home Marker

Pennsylvania Memorial Home image. Click for full size.

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3. Pennsylvania Memorial Home

JCHS Postcard Collection

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.