Meadville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Spirella Company

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 4, 2012

1. The Spirella Company Marker

Inscription. On this site were located the offices of the Spirella Company which produced made-to-measure corsets. The company provided jobs for 25 percent of Meadville's residents after the 1904 invention of a flexible steel stay by MM Beeman. Employee benefits included travel, education and health care.

Erected by Crawford County Historical Society - Donated by Eriebank.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 41° 38.324′ N, 80° 9.139′ W. Marker is in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is at the intersection of Park Avenue and West Cherry Street, on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue. Located at ErieBank parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Meadville PA 16335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also 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: Roddy Law Office (a few steps from this marker); Library Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Central Station (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Spirella Company (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meadville Woolen Mills

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(about 300 feet away); First Christian Church (about 300 feet away); Chestnut St. Bridge (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meadville.

Also see . . . Crawford County Historical Society. (Submitted on May 4, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 4, 2012

2. The Spirella Company Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,172 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.