Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Water Cure Sanitorium
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 4, 2011
1. Water Cure Sanitorium Marker
Founded 1848 by Dr. Edward Acker. Used hydrotherapy or water to heal. First hospital in Beaver County. Town's first Post Office, 1856.
Phillipsburg soldiers orphans school founded 1866 by Rev. William Taylor. Destroyed by fire 1876.
Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Communications • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.
Location. 40° 41.484′ N, 80° 17.141′ W. Marker is in Monaca, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18), on the right when traveling south on Fourth Avenue. 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: Site of Thiel College (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Philadelphia Society
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Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundations. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 4, 2011
2. Water Cure Sanitorium Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
