New Bloomfield in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Original site of Bloomfield Academy

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

1. Original site of Bloomfield Academy Marker

Inscription. Original site of
Bloomfield Academy
1836
forerunner of
Carson Long Military Institute

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 40° 25.19′ N, 77° 11.249′ W. Marker is in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is on West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 274) west of North Carlisle Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4 West Main Street, New Bloomfield PA 17068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 walking distance of this

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marker: The Rhinesmith Building (here, next to this marker); The Academies on the Hill (here, next to this marker); Perry County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); New Bloomfield World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Stoops' Barber Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); New Bloomfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Perry County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Bloomfield.

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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024

2. The Rhinesmith Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.