State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Philip Benner

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Philip Benner Marker

Inscription.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 50.058′ N, 77° 47.787′ W. Marker is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is at the intersection of East College Avenue and Shiloh Road, on the right when traveling west on East College Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: State College PA 16801, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 9/11 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3

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miles away); John I. Thompson Grain Elevator and Coal Sheds (approx. 2 miles away); John Campbell Gilliland and Miriam Forsythe Gilliland (approx. 2.8 miles away); Centre Furnace Mansion (approx. 3 miles away); Tree and Shrub Border (approx. 3.1 miles away); American Sycamore (approx. 3.1 miles away); Centre Furnace Forges a Community (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in State College.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Philip Benner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.