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

Coleman House

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

1. Coleman House Marker

Inscription.

Former Site of Red Lion Inn
First troops to answer
President Abraham Lincoln's
Call to Arms
for the Civil War
were mustered here

Mifflin County
Historic Place
Circa 1871

Erected by Downtown Lewistown, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 40° 35.82′ N, 77° 34.512′ W. Marker is in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, in Mifflin County. It is on Market Street near Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 West Market Street, 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wollner Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Montgomery Ward Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); WMRF (within shouting distance of this marker); Mifflin County (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Mifflin County Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mifflin County's Finest and Most Luxurious Theatre (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Story of the Logan Guard (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewistown.

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

2. Coleman House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,914 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.