Arch Springs in Tyrone Township in Blair County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Arch Springs Cemetery

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2023

1. Arch Springs Cemetery Memorial Bench

Inscription.

In 1785, early settlers to this area established this cemetery. Among those at peace in this place are brave veterans of all conflicts and wars since The American Revolution.

In spring of 2011, Matthew J. Briggs of BSA Troop 300 led volunteers in the restoration of the fence and grounds as his Eagle Scout Project.

All this for the Glory of God

A Scout is Reverent

Erected 2011 by Matthew J. Briggs and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 40° 36.624′ N, 78° 11.862′ W. Memorial is in Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, in Blair County. It is in Arch Springs. It is on Kettle Road 1½ miles west of Pennsylvania Route 453, on the left when traveling west. The cemetery and bench are adjacent to Sinking Valley Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6444 Kettle Road, Tyrone PA 16686, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frankstown Path (approx. 4.3 miles away); Juniata Iron (approx. 4.3 miles away); "The Lead Mine Fort" (approx.

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4.4 miles away); The 1976 Bicentennial Reconstruction (approx. 4½ miles away); The Three Sisters (approx. 4½ miles away); Conestoga Wagon & Pennsylvania Barn (approx. 4½ miles away); Tyrone Train Station (approx. 4.6 miles away); Tyrone's Railroad Families (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tyrone Township.

Also see . . . About Sinking Valley Presbyterian Church. (Submitted on June 25, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 22, 2023

2. Arch Springs Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.