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Mt. Aetna

 
 
Mt. Aetna Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, November 10, 2023
1. Mt. Aetna Marker
Inscription.
Mt. Aetna
Formerly "Wohleberstown"
Named for
Peter Wohleber
Pioneer
Founded
1810

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.
 
Location. 40° 25.486′ N, 76° 17.762′ W. Marker is in Mount Aetna, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Tulpehocken Township. It is on Lancaster Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 501) south of Deck Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7692 Lancaster Avenue, Myerstown PA 17067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Mt. Aetna (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bethel (approx. 2.8 miles away); In Honor of (approx. 3.1 miles away); Myerstown (approx. 3.1 miles away); Tulpehocken Evangelical and Reformed Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Myerstown (approx. 3.4 miles away); Caspar Wistar (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Bethel (approx. 3.4 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Mount Aetna, Pennsylvania.
Mount Aetna in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United
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States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 501 near the border of Lebanon County. The community is named after the active volcano, Mount Etna, in Sicily. As of the 2010 census, the population was 354 residents.
(Submitted on November 10, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Mt. Aetna Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, November 10, 2023
2. Mt. Aetna Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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