New Cumberland in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Residence of Brevet Major General John White Geary
1861-67
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 2021
1. Residence of Brevet Major General John White Geary Marker
1867-73
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 40° 13.645′ N, 76° 51.835′ W. Marker is in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on Market Street just north of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 308 Market Street, New Cumberland PA 17070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: John W. Geary (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marcus A. Reno (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Gazebo (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Foundations of Steel (approx. one mile away); Mary L. Landis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dorothy "DJ" Landis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Evelyn Genevieve Sharp (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Cumberland.
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1. John White Geary.
John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician,(Submitted on April 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania. After the war, Geary served two terms as the Republican governor of Pennsylvania, from 1867 to 1873. He established a reputation as a political independent, attacking the political influence of the railroads and vetoing many special interest bills.
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2. John White Geary (Find A Grave).
(Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)(Submitted on April 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Civil War Union Major General, 16th Pennsylvania Governor. A man of many jobs from coast to coast: Military service as a Colonel in the Mexican War, Postmaster of California, first Mayor of San Francisco, Territorial Governor of Kansas, Colonel of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861, Brigadier General in April l862, twice wounded at Cedar Mountain in August l862, fought at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg with distinction, sent west to Chattanooga, then on to the March to the Sea, and, in 1866, elected Governor of Pennsylvania, serving two terms.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 6, 2021
2. Residence of Brevet Major General John White Geary
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
