Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Sun

The Schuylkill Haven Planet Walk

— Artistically Interpreted by Milt Rages - The Bearded Welder —

The Sun Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024

1. The Sun Marker

Inscription.

Fun Fact: Over the course of human history the Sun has been feared and worshipped. Rightfully so. What our ancestors knew on a fundamental level was that the Sun provides a vital ingredient for most of the life on Earth. Without the energy provided through sunlight, vegetation cannot grow, and without vegetation animals do not have a source of nourishment.
Fun Facts from www.theplanets.org.

Thank you to the Our Haven Foundation and
Dr. Herman & Mary J. Zwerling Community Trust

A special thank you to all the businesses and community members that made this a reality. For more information go to www.discoverschuylkillhaven.com

Erected by Our Haven Foundation, Dr. Herman & Mary J. Zwerling Community Trust, and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 40° 38.168′ N, 76° 9.836′ W. Marker is in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Randel Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 840 Main Street, Schuylkill Haven PA 17972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

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 walking distance of this marker: Venus (within shouting distance of this marker); Earth (within shouting distance of this marker); Dick Horning Memorial Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Mars (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schuylkill County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Schuylkill Haven High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Electric Light Plant (approx. half a mile away); Dock Street (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylkill

The Sun Sculpture and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024

2. The Sun Sculpture and Marker

Like a giant sunflower

Haven.

Mercury Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024

3. Mercury Marker

No historical info; not transcribed

Mercury Sculpture and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024

4. Mercury Sculpture and Marker

Schuylkill Haven Middle School Planet Walk Donors Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024

5. Schuylkill Haven Middle School Planet Walk Donors Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.