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Liberty Township in Mooresburg in Montour County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

World War II Watchtower

 
 
World War II Watchtower Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 9, 2021
1. World War II Watchtower Marker
Inscription. Building used for a watchtower for airplanes during World War II
 
Erected by Montour County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceCommunicationsWar, World II.
 
Location. 40° 59.113′ N, 76° 41.784′ W. Marker is in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is in Liberty Township. It is at the intersection of Liberty Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 642) and Auten Farm Lane, on the left when traveling west on Liberty Valley Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 677 Liberty Valley Rd, Danville PA 17821, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Christopher Sholes (a few steps from this marker); Mooresburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Mooresburg Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mooresburg (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Christopher Sholes (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Christopher Sholes (approx. 4.3 miles away); First Iron Rails
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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Chillisquaque Presbyterian Church Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mooresburg.
 
World War II Watchtower and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 9, 2021
2. World War II Watchtower and Marker
World War II Watchtower and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 9, 2021
3. World War II Watchtower and Marker
One-room Schoolhouse in background
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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