Tower City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Johannes Hand
1767 1846
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
1. Johannes Hand Marker
church, school and burial. 1822
Rededicated by
Ancestors [sic-Descendants] and Friends
1967
Erected 1967 by Hand Descendants and Friends.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.
Location. 40° 35.356′ N, 76° 33.237′ W. Marker is in Tower City, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (U.S. 209) and 4th Street, on the left when traveling east on Grand Avenue. Marker is in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 East Grand Avenue, Tower City PA 17980, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elias Shomper (here, next to this marker); Tower City Borough, Porter & Rush Townships Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Les Brown (approx. 1.2 miles away); War and Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Tulpehocken Path (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 5 miles away); William B. and Margaretha Kessler Otto (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tower City.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
2. Johannes Hand Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
3. Johannes Hand Original Grave Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
