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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Benton, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Columbia County, PA (74) Luzerne County, PA (310) Lycoming County, PA (196) Montour County, PA (23) Northumberland County, PA (113) Schuylkill County, PA (136) Sullivan County, PA (44)  ColumbiaCounty(74) Columbia County (74)  LuzerneCounty(310) Luzerne County (310)  LycomingCounty(196) Lycoming County (196)  MontourCounty(23) Montour County (23)  NorthumberlandCounty(113) Northumberland County (113)  SchuylkillCounty(136) Schuylkill County (136)  SullivanCounty(44) Sullivan County (44)
Bloomsburg is the county seat for Columbia County
Benton is in Columbia County
      Columbia County (74)  
ADJACENT TO COLUMBIA COUNTY
      Luzerne County (310)  
      Lycoming County (196)  
      Montour County (23)  
      Northumberland County (113)  
      Schuylkill County (136)  
      Sullivan County (44)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Benton — Fishing Creek Confederacy
On Mill Street (Pennsylvania Route 487) 0.1 miles south of Shichshinny Road (Pennsylvania Route 239), on the right when traveling south.
Alarmed about draft resistance, the federal government deployed 800 troops to the Fishing Creek Valley in August 1864 to suppress the opposition. Peace Democrats suspected of Confederate sympathies were questioned at the Christian church near this . . . Map (db m89911) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Columbia County, Benton — Veterans Memorial
On Main Street (Route 239/487) north of Beaver Street, on the left when traveling north.
. . . Map (db m161959) WM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024