Meyersdale in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Meyersdale Centennial
1874 - 1974
July 3, 2011
1. Meyersdale Centennial Marker
Originally founded by
three land warrants to:
1784 John Olinger
1785 Andrew Borntrager
1785 John Burger
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1803 Meyers Mills “Moyers Stadt”
1844 First town lots were laid out
1870 Chartered as Dale City Borough
1874 Charter amended to Meyersdale
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.
Location. 39° 48.803′ N, 79° 1.534′ W. Marker is in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Center Street (U.S. 219) and Market Square, on the left when traveling north on Center Street. Marker is located in Monument (or Market) Square at point where U. S. 219, Center Street and Meyers Avenue meet. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meyersdale PA 15552, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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: Lest We Forget (a few steps from this marker); How Sweet It Is! (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Defenders of Freedom and Justice Memorial (about 600 feet away); Korean War/Vietnam Memorial (about 700 feet away); Early Meyersdale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial
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Also see . . . Meyersdale. Great Alleghany Passage website entry (Submitted on February 14, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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2. Meyersdale Centennial Marker
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3. Meyersdale Centennial Marker
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