Millheim in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Willis Musser General Merchandise

circa 1890's

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2024

1. Willis Musser General Merchandise Marker

Inscription.

[Title is text]

Erected 2001 by Millheim Borough.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 40° 53.468′ N, 77° 28.583′ W. Marker is in Millheim, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 45) east of North Street/Penn Street ( Route 445), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 East Main Street, Millheim PA 16854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: C. H. Breon Bicycle Shop/R.S. Stover - Jeweler (here,

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next to this marker); Brungards Butcher Shop/Town Theater (here, next to this marker); site of German School (a few steps from this marker); 110 East Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); site of Jacob Bollinger's General Store & Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Gunkle's Grist and Sawmill • 1798 (approx. ¼ mile away); The Aaronsburg Story (approx. 1.8 miles away); Rebersburg Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millheim.

Also see . . . Millheim in Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture. (Submitted on December 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 15, 2024

2. Willis Musser General Merchandise Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.