Benton Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Benton

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 21, 2025

1. Benton Marker

Inscription. Named for Township from which it was Formed
Founded
1793

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.

Location. 41° 11.281′ N, 76° 23.126′ W. Marker is in Benton, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County. It is in Benton Township. It is on Mill Street (Pennsylvania Route 489) 0.2 miles south of Sunny Hillside Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 180 Mill St, Benton PA 17814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

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Fishing Creek Confederacy (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Orangeville (approx. 8.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8½ miles away); Grist Mill Drive Wheels (approx. 8.7 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.7 miles away); Site of the Greenwood Seminary (approx. 8.7 miles away); Lights Around the Park (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Benton.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 21, 2025

2. Benton Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.