White Deer Township near New Columbia in Union County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Widow Catherine Smith

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

1. Widow Catherine Smith Marker

Inscription. Built a stone house on this site in 1774, operating saw and grist mills that stood near the intersection of the present highway. During 1776, she completed the boring mill where a great many gun barrels for the Continental Army were manufactured.

Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1774.

Location. 41° 4.517′ N, 76° 52.329′ W. Marker is near New Columbia, Pennsylvania, in Union County. It is in White Deer Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Leiser Road (Old U.S. 15) and Park Road (Pennsylvania Road 1010), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1201 Leiser Rd, New Columbia PA 17856, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town Clock Bell (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Robert E. Brown Memorial Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); War Memorial (approx.

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1.1 miles away); Dewart (approx. 2.3 miles away); Koch Family Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Warrior Run Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Col. Matthew Smith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Fort Freeland (approx. 3.8 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Union County Historical Society: The Remarkable Widow Catherine Smith. (Submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
2. Widow Smith's Walk. (Submitted on June 18, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)
3. Widow Catherine Smith - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 21, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Wide view of the Widow Catherine Smith Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

2. Wide view of the Widow Catherine Smith Marker

Located on the approximate site of Widow Smith's mills along the banks of the White Deer Creek.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,030 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.

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