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

George Rosenkrans

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2011

1. George Rosenkrans Marker

Inscription. Noted band composer (1881-1955) lived most of his life in Penfield and was church organist here. Rosenkrans wrote piano and organ music and hymns, as well as over 200 band numbers. Among his marches are "Triumphant Battalions" and "Our Glorious Flag."

Erected 1984 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 41° 12.624′ N, 78° 34.318′ W. Marker is in Penfield, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is on Bennetts Valley Highway (Pennsylvania Route 255) 0.2 miles north of State Park Road ( Route 153), on the right when traveling north. Located at Penfield United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Penfield PA 15849, 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,

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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Catherine R. Hoyt (approx. ¼ mile away); Philip P. Bliss (approx. 2.4 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 9.1 miles away); Snowshoe/Packersville Turnpike (approx. 9.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 10.3 miles away); DuBois (approx. 10.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 11½ miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penfield.

Also see . . .
1. George Rosenkrans - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAhistory.com (Submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. George Rosenkrans at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on February 20, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 27, 2011

2. George Rosenkrans Marker

George Rosenkrans image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1907

3. George Rosenkrans

When this striking photograph was taken in 1907, George Rosenkrans, age twenty-six, was still living at home with his parents. After their deaths, he would continue to live in the family home alone, sleeping under newspapers and a single blanket in the one corner of the living room where the roof did not leak, into the mid-1940s. Courtesy of the Clearfield County Historical Society

The Penfield Town Band image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1908

4. The Penfield Town Band

George Rosenkrans, top row, second from the left, was conductor of the Penfield Band when this picture was taken of it in 1908. Courtesy of the Blair County Historical Society

Photographed by Jennifer Shaffer, January 29, 2024

5. George Rosenkrans Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,457 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on July 27, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on January 30, 2024, by Jennifer Shaffer of DuBois, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.