Fombell in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fombell House
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 30, 2011
1. Fombell House Marker
Built 1829 by Alexander Fombell on land purchased from Stephen Stone. Later passed into Phillis family. First Fombell Post Office located in house. Later moved to adjacent store, built in 1894. The kilns remain where handmade bricks were fired to build house.
Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. 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 1829.
Location. 40° 48.47′ N, 80° 12.008′ W. Marker is in Fombell, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on Old Furnace Road 0 miles west of Lend Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fombell PA 16123, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Stephen Stone House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bassenheim Furnace (approx. 1.8 miles away); Benvenue Manor (approx. 2.9 miles away); Zelienople (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Orphans' Home
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Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Website homepage (Submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 30, 2011
2. Fombell House Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 30, 2011
3. Fombell House
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,658 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
