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Near Charleroi in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

John H. Nelson House

104 Colvin

Built 1895

 
 
John H. Nelson House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2022
1. John H. Nelson House Marker
Inscription.
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 40° 8.071′ N, 79° 57.467′ W. Marker is near Charleroi, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Colvin Road 0.3 miles west of Pennsylvania Route 481, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 Colvin Road, Charleroi PA 15022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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: A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx.
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2.9 miles away); Community of Lock Four (approx. 2.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Public School House in Bentleyville (approx. 3 miles away); Lock View Veterans Memorial (approx. 3 miles away); Louis Goaziou: 1864-1937 (approx. 3 miles away); John K. Tener (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleroi.
 
Regarding John H. Nelson House. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2000, reference number 00000452.
 
John H. Nelson House and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2022
2. John H. Nelson House and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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