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

Blain

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

1. Blain Marker

Inscription. Named for
James Blaine
Founded
1778

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 1778.

Location. 40° 20.117′ N, 77° 31.053′ W. Marker is in Blain, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 274) and Quarry Road on West Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 W Main St, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blain Fire Company, Inc. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Blain Planing Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Newport & Sherman's Valley Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ancestral Home of the Famous Blaine Family of America (approx. half a mile away); Site of Upper Toboyne Presbyterian Church (approx. half a mile away); Magdalena Briner Eby (approx. 1.9 miles away); New Germantown (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named New Germantown (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blain.

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

2. Blain Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.