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

Spangler

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 17, 2014

1. Spangler Marker

Inscription. Named for Colonel Jackson Spangler
Founded
1893

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 40° 38.615′ N, 78° 46.415′ W. Marker is in Spangler, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on Bigler Avenue (U.S. 219) south of 21st Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Spangler PA 15775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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 7 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Reilly's Colliery #1 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hastings (approx. 3½ miles away); Hastings UMWA - District 2 Labor Chautauquas (approx. 3.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Dr. Lawrence F. Flick (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Cherry Tree Monument (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 6½ miles away); Good Building (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Also see . . . Jackson Levi Spangler at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 17, 2014

2. Spangler Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.