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

Senator William I. Betts

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

1. Senator William I. Betts Marker

Inscription. Former site of the home of Senator Betts (1870-1946) and his wife, Isabella Holt Murray, (1875-1939). Senator Betts served in the State Senate from 1923-1926. He and his father, William W. Betts, were one of the first fathers and sons from the same town to serve in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

Erected 2004 by The Clearfield Heritage Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 41° 1.152′ N, 78° 26.37′ W. Marker is in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is at the intersection of South Front Street (Pennsylvania Route 153) and Walnut Street, on the left when traveling south on South Front Street. Located behind St. Francis Roman Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clearfield PA 16830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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: St. Francis Church Building 100th Anniversary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Murray House (about 500 feet away); Clearfield County's First Jail (about 600 feet away); Clearfield High

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel Ogden (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Public Spirit" (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clearfield.

Also see . . . William Irvin Betts at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on May 29, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 27, 2013

2. Senator William I. Betts Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 686 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.