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Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Danville

Northumberland - 12

 
 
Danville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2024
1. Danville Marker
Inscription.
Named for
Gen. Daniel Montgomery
Revolutionary Patriot
Founded
1792

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
 
Location. 40° 57.556′ N, 76° 36.225′ W. Marker is in Danville, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is on Walnut Street (U.S. 11) 0.4 miles west of State Hospital Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 983 Walnut Street, Danville PA 17821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Adam Wray (approx. 0.4 miles away); The T-Rail Express (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Revolution (approx. half a mile away); Southwest Asia and Afghanistan Wars (approx. half a mile away); Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
 
Danville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 18, 2024
2. Danville Marker
 
 
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 153 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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