Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023
1. Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse Marker
This marks the site of the first courthouse erected in Schuylkill County at Orwigsburg, Pa, in 1815. The courthouse served the county for 36 years until 1851.
Erected 1992 by Orwigsburg Area Bicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is September 26, 1992.
Location. 40° 39.301′ N, 76° 6.035′ W. Marker is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 443) and Warren Street, on the right when traveling west on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 111 East Market Street, Orwigsburg PA 17961, 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 America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Hesser / Hartman Tragedy (within shouting distance of this marker); History of Orwigsburg (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Rocky Graziano (approx. 1.2 miles away); Archie Moore (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rocky Marciano (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwigsburg.
Also see . . . Orwigsburg History. (Submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023
2. Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
