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Danville in Montour County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Montgomery House

 
 
Montgomery House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015
1. Montgomery House Marker
Inscription. Built in 1792 as the residence of General William Montgomery, pioneer settler and father of the founder of Danville. The house is now occupied by the Montour County Historical Society.
 
Erected 1952 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
 
Location. 40° 57.857′ N, 76° 36.973′ W. Memorial is in Danville, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is on Bloom Street (U.S. 11). Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Bloom Street, Danville PA 17821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s 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: First Iron Rails (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christopher Sholes (about 800 feet away); The North Branch Canal (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spanish American War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean and Vietnam Wars Memorial
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.
 
Also see . . .
1. Colonel William Montgomery - Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 8, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
2. William Montgomery - Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on April 8, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)
3. MarkerQuest - Montgomery House. (Submitted on August 10, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Montgomery House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015
2. Montgomery House Marker
Montgomery House-Frontal view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015
3. Montgomery House-Frontal view
Colonel William Montgomery (1736-1816) image. Click for full size.
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4. Colonel William Montgomery (1736-1816)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   4. submitted on April 8, 2016, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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