Tower City in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Elias Shomper
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
1. Elias Shomper Marker
Killed at Kalmia
Collary [sic-Colliery]
Apr. 18. 1882
Aged 52 Years 6 Mo
& 29 days.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is April 18, 1882.
Location. 40° 35.359′ N, 76° 33.236′ 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 once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Johannes Hand (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.
Regarding Elias Shomper. The Kalmia Colliery operated from 1869 to 1887 to mine anthracite coal. Miner injuries and fatalities were commonplace throughout the coal mining region of northeast Pennsylvania.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
2. Elias Shomper 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 169 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
