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

Northumberland County

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Northumberland County Marker

Inscription. Formed March 21, 1772 from Lancaster, Cumberland, Berks, Bedford and Northampton counties. Some 27 counties today occupy its once vast area. Sunbury, the county seat, was laid out 1772. Site of Fort Augusta, a key post built 1756-57.

Erected 1981 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1772.

Location. 40° 51.716′ N, 76° 47.671′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and 2nd Street, on the right 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: Erected to the Memory of the World War Heroes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sunbury War Memorials (about 300 feet away); Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) (about 300 feet away); For Those Who Served (about 400 feet away); Northumberland Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away); First Electric Light

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 700 feet away); Beck House (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Maclay (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Northumberland CountyCourthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Northumberland CountyCourthouse

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 511 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 25, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.