Lewistown in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Montgomery Ward Building

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 5, 2009

1. Montgomery Ward Building Marker

Inscription.
An example of Art Deco style architecture. One of Montgomery Ward & Company's initial retail outlets

Mifflin County
Historic Building
1929

Erected by Downtown Lewistown, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 40° 35.847′ N, 77° 34.504′ W. Marker is in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County. It is on Market Street near Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 W Monument Sq, Lewistown PA 17044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Mifflin County (a few steps from this marker); Wollner Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Mifflin County Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Coleman House (within shouting distance of this marker); WMRF (within shouting distance of this marker); McCoy Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Temple Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewistown.

Also see . . . Montgomery Ward Building (Lewistown, Pennsylvania). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 22, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Montgomery Ward Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 5, 2009

2. Montgomery Ward Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.