Riegelsville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Riegelsville Academy and Public Library
Founded 1884
Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 13, 2013
1. The Riegelsville Academy and Public Library Marker
The land, buildings, and annuities for the maintenance are one of the gifts of John Leidy Riegel, 1819-1893 to the St. John Reformed Church, Riegelsville, Penna., for the use and benefit of the surrounding community.
"So when a good man dies,
for years beyond our ken
the light he leaves behind him lies
upon the paths of men."
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 40° 35.784′ N, 75° 11.744′ W. Marker is in Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is on Pennsylvania Route 611, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Riegelsville PA 18077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riegelsville Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Riegelsville (approx. Ό mile away); Mid-Atlantic Highlands (approx. Ό mile away); Riegelsville Roebling Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); Riegelsville Historic District (approx. half a mile away in New Jersey); Mt. Joy (approx. 0.7 miles
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Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 13, 2013
2. The Riegelsville Academy and Public Library Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 635 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2013, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
