Myerstown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William L. Derr Community Swimming Pool
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2025
1. William L. Derr Community Swimming Pool Marker
service to the community through his dedication
as pool manager from 1957 through 1971
and Treasurer from 1957 through 1989
by the Myerstown Borough Council.
Building of this pool sponsored
by the
Myerstown Lions Club
- 1957 -
Erected 1990 by Myerstown Lions Club.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1957.
Location. 40° 22.18′ N, 76° 18.223′ W. Marker is in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Center Avenue east of College Street (Pennsylvania Route 501), on the right when traveling east. Markers and pool are in the Myerstown Borough Recreation Area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 West Center Avenue, Myerstown PA 17067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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: Meier (Myer) (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Myerstown (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Myerstown (approx. 0.7 miles away); Union Canal (approx. 1.6 miles away); Tulpehocken Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2025
2. William L. Derr Community Swimming Pool Lions Club Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 14, 2025
3. William L. Derr Community Swimming Pool Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 191 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
