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

Bellefonte Governors Memorial

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 1, 2014

1. Bellefonte Governors Memorial Marker

Inscription. To honor the seven governors who at one time lived, worked, and learned in Bellefonte.

William Bigler
1813-1880
Gov. Pennsylvania
1852-1854.

William F. Packer
1807-1870
Gov. Pennsylvania
1858-1860.

John Bigler
1805-1856
Gov. California
1852-1856

Robert J. Walker
1801-1869
Gov. Kansas
1857.
Andrew Gregg Curtin
1815-1895
Gov. Pennsylvania
1861-1866.

James A Beaver
1837-1914
Gov. Pennsylvania
1887-1890.

Daniel H. Hastings
1849-1903
Gov. Pennsylvania
1895-1898.

Erected 1995 by Bellefonte Area Jaycees.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 40° 54.688′ N, 77° 46.868′ W. Marker is in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is on W. High Street just west of S. Water Street. Marker is located in Tallyrand Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bellefonte PA 16823, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: A different marker also named Bellefonte Governors Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans' Bridge (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Lucinda Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Dunlop Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Centre County Banking Co. Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Petrikin Hall (about 500 feet away); The Mills Brothers (about 600 feet away); Anna Wagner Keichline (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefonte.

Bellefonte Governors Memorial Marker Side 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marsha A. Matson, September 1, 2014

2. Bellefonte Governors Memorial Marker Side 2

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. This page has been viewed 526 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2014, by Marsha A. Matson of Palmetto Bay, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.