Akron in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This section of Main Street

Photographed by William Pope, February 17, 2023

1. This section of Main Street Marker

Inscription. This section of Main Street was at one time a center of business activity for the town of New Berlin, later to be named Akron. During the late 1800's, a tinsmith, printer, and a hardware store were located along this section of Main Street. This entrance area to the Broad Street Playground at one time was known as Eighth Street. It is believed to have been in this area between Eighth and Ninth Streets that the Akron Volunteer Fire Company built their first Fire House in 1896. Later the Fire House was moved to the comer of Main and Tenth Streets. The area to the south of this location was acquired by the Akron Athletic Association in 1919 and turned into a playground.

In 1940 the Association sold, for a minimal fee, the land to the Borough for "A public playground and athletic field forever."

In 1957, the Akron Lions Club made this entrance area for the playground and a monument was placed here to honor the veteran's of Akron. Over the past year this area has been refurbished by the Borough of Akron and the Akron Lions Club. Today we rededicate the monument to honor the veterans of Akron. Today, we also receive

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the gift of a town clock from the Akron Centennial Committee.
The Borough of Akron-May 31, 1999

Erected 1999 by The Borough of Akron.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 40° 9.433′ N, 76° 12.196′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Akron, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on Main Street 0.1 miles east of Seventh Street (Pennsylvania Route 272), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Main St, Akron PA 17501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna 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

Town Clock described in the marker with the marker in the foreground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, February 17, 2023

2. Town Clock described in the marker with the marker in the foreground

Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of (a few steps from this marker); Oil Pumping Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); In Memory of our Departed Comrades (approx. 1½ miles away); Keller's Mill Bridge (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cocalico (approx. 1.6 miles away); Millway Village (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ephrata War Memorial Field Complex (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ephrata's Veterans' Plaza (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The war memorial on this listing is mentioned in this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 19, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.