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

Sunbury

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 12, 2016

1. Sunbury Marker

Inscription. Laid out 1772 as the county seat of Northumberland on the site of Indian Shamokin by surveyor-General William Maclay. Borough incorporation Mar. 24, 1797. Here Fort Augusta was built in 1756. Historic center of travel, trade and industry.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 24, 1797.

Location. 40° 51.143′ N, 76° 48.075′ W. Marker is in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 61 and Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Pennsylvania Route 61. Marker is located on the offramp from PA 61 EB to Front 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

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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: A different marker also named Sunbury (approx. 0.4 miles away); Danville-Pottsville R.R. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northumberland County (approx. ¾ mile away); Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) (approx. ¾ mile away); Erected to the Memory of the World War Heroes (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Electric Light (approx. 0.8 miles away); Northumberland Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); For Those Who Served (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sunbury.

Also see . . . Welcome to Sunbury, PA. (Submitted on June 17, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 12, 2016

2. Sunbury Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 18, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.