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

Site of Thiel College

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011

1. Site of Thiel College Marker

Inscription. Endowed by A Louis Thiel and founded in 1866 as Thiel Hall by Reverend William A. Passavant. Chartered in 1870 as Thiel College of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with Reverend Henry W. Roth as first president. Moved to Greenville, Pennsylvania in 1781.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 40° 41.512′ N, 80° 17.158′ W. Marker is in Monaca, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on 4th Street 0 miles north of Pennsylvania Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monaca PA 15061, 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,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: Water Cure Sanitorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Philadelphia Society (about 400 feet away); Spanning the Waters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lewis and Clark (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); About River Transit ... (approx. 0.4 miles away); Industry Along the Banks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Always A River 1991 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monaca.

More about this marker. Now site of Monacatootha Apartments

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on October 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 7, 2011

2. Site of Thiel College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 994 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.