Freeburg in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Freeburg

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

1. Freeburg Marker

Inscription.
Originally called Straubstown for founder, Andrew Straub

Founded 1796

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1796.

Location. 40° 45.582′ N, 76° 56.681′ W. Marker is in Freeburg, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is at the intersection of West Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 35) and West Front Street, on the right when traveling east on West Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 W Market St, Middleburg PA 17842, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. 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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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Blockhouse and Settler Refuge During Indian Raids (approx. 3.2 miles away); Schoch Blockhouse (approx. 3.3 miles away); Snyder County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Simon Snyder (approx. 4½ miles away); Seibert Hall (approx. 4.7 miles away); Commemorating Gustavus Adolphus Hall (approx. 4.7 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War Memorial (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

2. Freeburg Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.