Near Austin in Potter County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Victims of Sept 30, 1911 Austin Flood

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Victims of Sept 30, 1911 Austin Flood Marker

Inscription. (see photo for names)

Erected 2013 by The E.O. Austin Home/Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters.

Location. 41° 39.162′ N, 78° 5.124′ W. Marker is near Austin, Pennsylvania, in Potter County. It can be reached from Pennsylvania 872. Located in Austin Dam Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Austin PA 16720, 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: Austin Flood Disaster (within shouting distance of this marker); History Of The Austin Dam And 1911 Flood (within shouting distance of

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this marker); a different marker also named Austin Flood Disaster (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Austin Dam Broke (about 300 feet away); 78 Lost, No One Forgotten (about 300 feet away); Ms. Cora Brooks (about 300 feet away); The Bughouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Earthen Dam (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Austin.

Also see . . . Memorial marker at base of Austin Dam recalls flood. (Submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Victims of Sept 30, 1911 Austin Flood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,411 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 26, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.