Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Potter County
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 30, 2008
1. Potter County Marker
Erected 1981 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 26, 1775.
Location. 41° 46.481′ N, 78° 1.219′ W. Marker is in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, in Potter County. It is on 2nd Street (U.S. 6) 0.1 miles west of East Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 2nd Street, Coudersport PA 16915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Road through the Wilderness Historic Route 6 (within shouting distance of this marker); Headwaters Country (within shouting distance of this marker); David Zeisberger (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named David Zeisberger (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lymansville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Jersey Shore Pike (approx. 3.2 miles away); Earthen Dam (approx. 8.7 miles away); Earthen Dam Spillway (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coudersport.
Also see . . .
1. Potter County, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on January 25, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
2. Coudersport, PA. (Submitted on January 25, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
3. Potter County - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 28, 2011
2. Potter County Marker
In front of Potter County Courthouse
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 3, 2004
3. Potter County Courthouse
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2004
4. Courthouse Top Statue
Photographed by Unknown, circa 1900
5. Potter County's Seth Iredell Nelson, "King Hunter of the Sinnemahoning,"
In the 1800s, prolific hunters shared the same celebrity among rural Pennsylvanians that outstanding athletes enjoyed among city dwellers. One of central Pennsylvania's most famous big game hunters, Potter County's Seth Iredell Nelson (b. 1809) kept a game book that included hundreds of panthers, wolves, and elk, and thousands of deer, bears, wildcats, and other animals that he killed during his long career in the Pennsylvania big game fields. After his death in 1905 Nelson was buried on top of Karthaus Mountain, overlooking the one-time hunting paradise he had once roamed.
From Henry Shoemaker, Pennsylvania Deer and Their Horns Reading Pa.: Faust Pub. Co., 1915.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 972 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1. submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on January 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
