Tyrone Township in Loysville in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Loysville
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Named for
Michael Loy
Founded
1830
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 1830.
Location. 40° 21.817′ N, 77° 21.433′ W. Marker is in Loysville, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Tyrone Township. It is on Shermans Valley Road (Pennsylvania Route 274/850) half a mile east of Fox Run Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3809 Shermans Valley Road, Loysville PA 17047, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Loysville Area Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Fort Robinson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Centre Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Green Park School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Blacksmith Shop (approx. 2.9 miles away); Landisburg (approx. 3 miles away); Green Park (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Landisburg (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loysville.
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