Millionaires Row & Historic District in Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Frances Tipton Hunter

1896-1957

Photographed by Robyn Young, June 9, 2024

1. Frances Tipton Hunter Marker

Inscription. Popular mid-20th-century illustrator best known for her cover art depicting children and pets on The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, and other national magazines. Also illustrated puzzles, advertisements, calendars, and Little Busybodies paper dolls. Raised in Williamsport.

Erected 2024 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is September 1, 1896.

Location. 41° 14.381′ N, 77° 1.198′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It is in the Millionaires Row & Historic District. It is on Maynard Street (Pennsylvania Route 15) half a mile west of 4th and Maynard Streets ( Route 15), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Maynard St at Way's Garden Park entrance, Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in

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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 marker: John Franklin Meginness (a few steps from this marker); Way's Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing (about 400 feet away); Votes for Women (about 500 feet away); Covenant Central Presbyterian Church (about 600 feet away); Herdic House-Park Hotel (about 600 feet away); Remembrance Garden (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 9, 2026

2. Frances Tipton Hunter Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2024, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 31, 2024, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.