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

The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

1. The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School Marker

Inscription. In memory of
The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Opened in 1868 Closed in 1889
Maintained by the State of Pennsylvania for the purpose of providing a home and education for the children of her soldiers and sailors who served during the Civil War

This tablet placed by
the Sixteeeners Association
of Mercer, S.O.S.
on their
35th Annual Reunion
held at Mercer, Pennsylvania
August 12th, 1926

Erected 1926 by Sixteeners Association of Mercer, S.O.S.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 41° 13.632′ N, 80° 14.332′ W. Marker is in Mercer, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is at the intersection of North Diamond Street and Strawberry Street, on the left when traveling west on North Diamond Street. Located on the left column support at the Mercer County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mercer PA 16137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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 walking distance of this marker: General Hugh Mercer (a few steps from this marker); Mercer County (a few steps from this marker); Mercer County WWII Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vietnam Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker); John A. Bingham (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Global War on Terror Memorial (about 300 feet away); Helen Black Miller Memorial Chapel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercer.

Regarding The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School. "Sixteeners" were students who reached the age of sixteen and were discharged from the school.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Mercer Soldiers Orphans School. Western Pennsylvania Orphans (Submitted on April 11, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Pennsylvania Soldiers' Orphan Schools (Paul, 1877) at Library of Congress. (Submitted on May 29, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

2. The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,802 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.