McClure in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Welcome to McClure
Bean Soup Town
Est. 1867
Named for Alexander K. McClure
Borough of McClure - Est. 1966
50th Anniversary - 2016
Town of McClure - Est. 1867
Sesquicentennial - 2017
Erected 2017 by McClure Americal Legion Family.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.
Location. 40° 42.529′ N, 77° 18.534′ W. Marker is in McClure, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is on U.S. 522 0.1 miles east of Forbes Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Forbes St, Mc Clure PA 17841, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bean Soup Encampment (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); McAlisterville (approx. 5.6 miles away); Gross Bridge (approx. 5.7 miles away); In Honor of Adam Reger (approx. 5.8 miles away); School Bell Tower (approx. 5.8 miles away); Spring Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McClure.
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