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Carnegie in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh

(1932-2020)

 
 
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2023
1. Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh Marker
Inscription. 41st Governor of Pennsylvania (1979-87) and U.S. Attorney General (1988-91) As governor, he prioritized lower taxes, state debt reduction, job creation, and welfare reform. Oversaw emergency response to Three Mile Island accident in March 1979. As attorney general, he fought white-collar crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Led the effort for the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Born and raised in Rosslyn Farms.
 
Erected 2023 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1979.
 
Location. 40° 25.374′ N, 80° 5.519′ W. Marker is in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Kings Highway and Priscilla Lane, on the right when traveling north on Kings Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carnegie PA 15106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically
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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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and 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: Borough of Pennsbury Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Union Electric Steel Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); St. Peter & St. Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church (approx. one mile away); Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church (approx. one mile away); World War I Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); East Carnegie Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); Honus Wagner (approx. 1.1 miles away); Carnegie Great War Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carnegie.
 
Also see . . .  Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburg at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on October 15, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 15, 2023
2. Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh Marker
Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Upi
3. Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 385 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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