Tamaqua in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tamaqua

Schuylkill Co. Pennsylvania

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. Tamaqua Marker

Inscription.

has been designated a
Showcase Community
The highest regional honor of
Northeastern Pennsylvania's
250th Anniversary in 2018

You are still truly our "People of the Patch"
showing your exceptional spirit and success in
celebration of our Anthracite Region and Heritage

Presented December 26, 2018

Erected 2018 by Anthracite 250th Anniversary Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 40° 47.907′ N, 75° 58.191′ W. Marker is in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on Railroad Street (Pennsylvania Route 309) south of Biddle Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 North Railroad Street, Tamaqua PA 18252, 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

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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 walking distance of this marker: Anthracite Railroader Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colliery Bell (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reading & Northern Railroad (about 400 feet away); Little Schuylkill Railroad (about 400 feet away); Anthracite Bank of Tamaqua (approx. 0.2 miles away); Burkhardt Moser Log Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Little Schuylkill Hotel (approx. ¼ mile away); The Jno. F. McGinty Brewery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tamaqua.

Also see . . .
1. Borough of Tamaqua Historic District. (Submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Coal Region. (Submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. Tamaqua Marker

Former railroad depot in background

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.