Montour Township near Rupert in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rupert
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Rupert family of pioneers
Founded
1788
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 1788.
Location. 40° 58.931′ N, 76° 28.556′ W. Marker is near Rupert, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is in Montour Township. It is on Rupert Drive (Pennsylvania Route 42) 0.1 miles south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 191 Rupert Dr, Bloomsburg PA 17815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Susquehanna Valley. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rupert Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Rupert Covered Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Catawissa Friends Meeting (approx. 0.4 miles away); Native American Inhabitants Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Fort McClure (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wyoming Path (approx. 0.9 miles away); Welcome to Bloomsburg (approx. one mile away); Bloomsburg (approx. 1½ miles away).
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
