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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
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ADJACENT TO SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Berks County (293) ►
Carbon County (77) ►
Columbia County (74) ►
Dauphin County (318) ►
Lebanon County (111) ►
Lehigh County (128) ►
Luzerne County (310) ►
Northumberland County (113) ►
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg — Frederick Hesser / Hartman Tragedy — Orwigsburg's Memorial to America's Bicentennial — 1776 - 1976 —  |
| Frederick Hesser Drummer Boy with General Washington's Continental Army in 1976. Schuylkill County Sheriff, 1814-1817. Crier of Schuylkill County Court, Orwigsburg. Buried St. John's U.C.C. Cemetery, Orwigsburg, 1846. Hartman . . . — — Map (db m232707) HM | |||
| 2 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg — History of Orwigsburg — Orwigsburg's Memorial to America's Bicentennial — 1776 - 1976 — |
| History of Orwigsburg 1795 - Founded by Peter Orwig. 1811 - First Seat of Schuylkill County. 1813 - First incorporated borough in Schuylkill County. First institution of higher learning in Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg Academy. Site . . . — — Map (db m232699) HM | |||
| 3 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg — Site of First Schuylkill County Courthouse — |
| This marks the site of the first courthouse erected in Schuylkill County at Orwigsburg, Pa, in 1815. The courthouse served the county for 36 years until 1851. — — Map (db m232710) HM | |||
| 4 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg — St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery — Founded 1844 — |
| [Entrance Gates] In memory of John F. & Sophia Miller Presented by their son John J. Miller May 30, 1936 — — Map (db m232696) HM | |||
| 5 ► Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Orwigsburg — Veterans Memorial — |
| Dedicated to those men and women who went forth from Orwigsburg and the surrounding area to faithfully serve in the armed forces of their country during times of war and peace We mourn for those who never returned ————————————— . . . — — Map (db m232698) WM | |||