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

Nellie Bly

(1864-1922)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011

1. Nellie Bly Marker

Inscription. A crusading journalist on Pittsburgh and New York newspapers, she won fame for her daring exploits and her investigations of social ills. In 1889-90, Bly circled the globe in 72 days. She was born Elizabeth Cochran and lived here as a child.

Erected 1995 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Exploration • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 35.146′ N, 79° 33.822′ W. Marker is in Apollo, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on Terrace Avenue just north of North Fifth Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Apollo PA 15613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pittsburgh-To-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oral History of Apollo Mosaic Mural (approx. 0.4 miles away); Leonard C. Miller (approx. 0.4 miles away); Drake Log Cabin (approx. half a mile away); East Vandergrift Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles

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away); St Gertrude Roman Catholic Church (approx. one mile away); Vandergrift Military Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Vandergrift (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Apollo.

Also see . . .
1. Nellie Bly - PBS American Experience. (Submitted on February 28, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Nellie Bly at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on March 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
3. Nellie Bly - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 13, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Nellie Bly Marker in front of her house image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 27, 2011

2. Nellie Bly Marker in front of her house

Photographed by H.J. Meyers, circa 1890

3. Nellie Bly

Library of Congress Photograph

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,161 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.