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

John A. Bingham

100th Anniversary

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 25, 2025

1. John A. Bingham Marker

Inscription.
This house
was the boyhood home of
John A. Bingham
Born in Mercer in 1815
⛛
Judge Advocate at the trial of the Conspirators
in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Representative in Congress from Ohio
United States Ambassador to Japan
Counsel in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson
⛛
This memorial tablet is placed by the
Mercer County Historical Society
· 1947 ·

Erected 1947 by Mercer County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 41° 13.584′ N, 80° 14.33′ W. Marker is in Mercer, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on South Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 258) east of Erie Street (U.S. 19), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 South Diamond Street, Mercer PA 16137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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: Global War on Terror Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Mercer County WWII Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); The Vietnam Conflict (about 300 feet away); The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School (about 300 feet away); General Hugh Mercer (about 300 feet away); Mercer County (about 300 feet away); Court House Fountain (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercer.

Also see . . . John Bingham: One of America’s forgotten “Second Founders” (National Constitution Center). (Submitted on January 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

John A. Bingham Boyhood Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. John A. Bingham Boyhood Home and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.