Pen Argyl in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Weona Park Carousel
Built 1923
| | Dentzel Carousel Co., Philadelphia, PA | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
1. Weona Park Carousel Pavilion and Marker
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
August 4, 1999
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 4, 1999.
Location. 40° 52.261′ N, 75° 14.863′ W. Marker is in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is on Main Street south of East Main Street/Blue Valley Drive (Pennsylvania Route 512), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pen Argyl PA 18072, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Homefront" (approx. 0.4 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); World Wars Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Bangor Little League (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Bangor Memorial Park (approx. 1½ miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pen Argyl.
Also see . . .
1. Circa 1900 Dentzel Menagerie Stationary Operating at Weona Park, Pen Argyl PA since 1923
this page online
2. Weona Park Carousel National Register Registration Form. (Submitted on September 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
2. Weona Park Carousel Pavilion
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
3. Weona Park Carousel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
4. Weona Park Carousel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
5. Weona Park Carousel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
6. Weona Park Carousel
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 18, 2021
7. Weona Park Carousel
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 595 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 20, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
