St. Clair in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Honor Of Valeria Davis
Founder of Admiral Boone Park
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2022
1. Valeria Davis Marker
Erected by Saint Clair Borough.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1996.
Location. 40° 43.102′ N, 76° 11.452′ W. Marker is in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on 3rd Street south of Carroll Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Admiral Boone Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 South 3rd Street, Saint Clair PA 17970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vice Admiral Joel Thompson Boone (here, next to this marker); John Siney (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Life for an Old Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away); Anthracite Region Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Schuylkill Canal (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Clair.
Additional commentary.
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While the Borough of St. Clair has the two commons spellings of St. Clair and Saint Clair, the formal incorporation document uses St. Clair. St. Clair is the spelling used for HMdb.
— Submitted October 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2022
2. Valeria Davis Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
