Rockhill in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Admiral Wm Sims

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 5, 2016

1. Admiral Wm Sims Marker

Inscription. Commander of the American forces in European waters in the first World War, naval writer and critic, entered the U.S. Naval Academy from this community in 1876. From 1883 to 1902, Sims family occupied the house opposite.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 40° 14.333′ N, 77° 54.103′ W. Marker is in Rockhill, Pennsylvania, in Huntingdon County. It is on Valley Street (Pennsylvania Route 994) 0.2 miles south of Meadow Street ( Route 994), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orbisonia PA 17243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Broad Top Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Orbisonia (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bedford Furnace (approx. 0.7 miles away); Juniata Iron (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Shadow of Death" (approx. 3.8 miles away); FBI Special Agent Terry Ray Anderson

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(approx. 4.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Fort Shirley (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 5, 2016

2. Admiral Wm Sims Marker

Admiral Wm Sims House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 5, 2016

3. Admiral Wm Sims House

Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims, U.S.N. image. Click for full size.

Image from The Life of Admiral Hahan, Charles Carlisle Taylor, 1920

4. Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims, U.S.N.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,301 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2016, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.