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

Frederick L๖wenberg "Labenberg"

Sept. 14, 1753 • Jan. 20, 1845

 
 
Frederick Lowenberg "Labenberg" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2023
1. Frederick Lowenberg "Labenberg" Marker
Inscription.

First settler in
Catawissa Valley - 1785

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
 
Location. 40° 51.544′ N, 76° 12.611′ W. Marker is near Ringtown, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on Cemetery Hill Road south of Brandonville Road (Pennsylvania Route 4037), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in the Old White Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 199 Brandonville Road, Ringtown PA 17967, 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 also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old White Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Old White Church (a few steps from this marker); Old White Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania Anthracite Miners Memorial (approx. 2ฝ miles away); Six ton piece of coal (approx. 2ฝ miles away); Corporal Anthony P. Damato (approx. 2.6 miles away); Little Lithuania, USA (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Dorsey Brothers (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ringtown.
 
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Frederick L๖wenberg "Labenberg" Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2023
2. Frederick L๖wenberg "Labenberg" Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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