Mifflinburg in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin School

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 10, 2021

1. Franklin School Marker

Inscription.

Built on this site
First to use
English language
c.a. 1810

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 40° 55.035′ N, 77° 2.792′ W. Marker is in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is on Market Street east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mifflinburg PA 17844, 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 walking distance of this marker: Hints to Dating a Pre-1850 Building (a few steps from this marker); Early Axes (a few steps from this

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marker); Exterior Clues to Identify a Town Log House (a few steps from this marker); Pennsylvania-German Four-square Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Preparing the Logs (within shouting distance of this marker); Story of Little Log House (within shouting distance of this marker); Typical Floor Plan of Continental Central Fireplace Log House (within shouting distance of this marker); War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mifflinburg.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 10, 2021

2. Franklin School Marker

On post in left foreground

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 282 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.