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

Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838)

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) Marker

Inscription. Mozart's librettist in the 1780s for "The Marriage of Figaro," "Don Giovanni," and "Cosi fan tutte" came to America in 1805 and lived in Sunbury from June 1811 to August 1818. Da Ponte wrote that on visiting Sunbury, the adopted home of his wife's family, "I grew so enamoured of the town that I resolved to settle there." A teacher, distiller, and merchant, he lived at the southwest corner of Third and Market Streets.

Erected 1994 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.

Location. 40° 51.708′ N, 76° 47.598′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and 3rd Street, in the median on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sunbury PA 17801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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: For Those Who Served (a few steps from this marker); Northumberland Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Sunbury War Memorials (a few steps

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from this marker); Erected to the Memory of the World War Heroes (a few steps from this marker); Northumberland County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hotel Edison (about 700 feet away); First Electric Light (approx. 0.2 miles away); Beck House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,216 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.