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

Goshenhoppen

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

1. Goshenhoppen Marker

Inscription. Re-named Bally for Father Augustin Bally. The third Roman Catholic mission and first Catholic school in the State were established here in 1743 by Father Theodore Schneider

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1743.

Location. 40° 24.161′ N, 75° 35.153′ W. Marker is in Bally, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is at the intersection of Main St. (PA 100) and 7th Street on Main St. (PA 100). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bally PA 19503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Palm (approx. 3½ miles away); Hereford Furnace (approx. 3.7 miles away); New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church (approx.

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3.8 miles away); Frank N.D. Buchman (approx. 5 miles away); Boyertown Burial Casket Company (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Goshenhoppen. (Submitted on January 4, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015

2. Goshenhoppen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.