Summit Hill in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Philip Ginder
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
1. Philip Ginder Marker
Erected 1941.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
Location. 40° 49.403′ N, 75° 52.538′ W. Marker is in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of West Holland Street and Beech Street on West Holland Street. The marker is located in Ludlow Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Summit Hill PA 18250, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region and in the Pocono Mountains. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philip Ginter (about 800 feet away); Old Presbyterian Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Backtrack Trestle (approx. 0.4 miles away); No. 8 Colliery (approx. 1½ miles away); Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (approx. 1½ miles away); Five Mile Tree Crossover (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summit Hill.
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Photographed by Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
2. Philip Ginder Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 707 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
