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

Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

1. Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America Marker

Inscription. Mine car typical of those used in the iron ore mines beneath Montour Ridge in Montour County. Iron ore was mined for approximately fifty years in the townships of Liberty, Valley, Mahoning, West Hemlock and Cooper. Skilled Welsh miners opened the mines and worked with Irish, English and German miners to make Danville's early iron industry a success. This car is a tribute to those men and their contribution to the industrial revolution

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions.

Location. 40° 57.618′ N, 76° 37.14′ W. Marker is in Danville, Pennsylvania, in Montour County. It is at the intersection of Mills Street and Market Street on Mills Street. This marker is on the lawn of the Montour County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29 Mill Street, Danville PA 17821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in

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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: Montour County (here, next to this marker); Montour County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Discover Danville (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridging the River at Danville (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 115 East Market Street (about 600 feet away); The Manse (about 600 feet away); The Hard Coal Navy (about 700 feet away); 151 East Market Street (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - First Iron Rails. (Submitted on November 18, 2022, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

2. Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

3. Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

4. Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 11, 2015

5. Home of First Iron "T" Rail in America Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.