Toboyne Township in Blain in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

New Germantown

— Blain - 4 —

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 21, 2024

1. New Germantown Marker

Inscription. Named for
Germantown
near Philadelphia
Founded
1820

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 40° 18.464′ N, 77° 34.478′ W. Marker is in Blain, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Toboyne Township. It is on Big Spring Road (Pennsylvania Route 274) just east of Mountain View Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3510 Big Spring Rd, Blain PA 17006, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named New Germantown (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Bureau of Forestry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Magdalena Briner Eby (approx. 1.7 miles away); Fairview Church (approx. 2.4 miles away); Blain (approx. 3.6 miles away); Blain Planing Mill (approx. 3.8 miles away); Newport & Sherman's Valley Railroad (approx. 3.9 miles away); Blain Fire Company, Inc. (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blain.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 21, 2024

2. New Germantown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.