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

Summerhill

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 17, 2014

1. Summerhill Marker

Inscription. Originally Somerhill, for Joseph and David Somers
Founded
1810

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 40° 22.523′ N, 78° 45.614′ W. Marker is in Summerhill, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is on New Germany Road south of Quarry Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at the Summerhill Borough Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summerhill PA 15958, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: May 31, 1889 (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Unger House (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Dam Melts Away (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lake Conemaugh (approx. 1.9 miles away); The South Fork Dam (approx. 2 miles away); Johnstown Flood (approx. 2.3 miles away); American Legion Post 551 Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Saint Michael World War II Honor Roll (approx. 3 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 17, 2014

2. Summerhill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.