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

Sewickley Public Library

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
Sewickley Public Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2013
1. Sewickley Public Library Marker
Inscription.
1923, Annex 2000
Henry D. Gilchrist, Architect

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureCharity & Public WorkEducation. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
 
Location. 40° 32.335′ N, 80° 10.885′ W. Marker is in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It can be reached from the intersection of Thorn Street and Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Thorn Street, Sewickley PA 15143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Depreciation Lands Survey (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Flatiron Building (about 500 feet away); St. Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (about 600 feet away); Atwell-Christy House (about 700 feet away); Old Sewickley Post Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Four Sisters' House (approx. Ό mile away); Service Roll (approx. Ό mile away); Capt. Frederick Way, Jr. (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewickley.
 
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 Sewickley Public Library. (Submitted on August 31, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Sewickley Public Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2013
2. Sewickley Public Library Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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