List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Snyder County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Snyder County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...

by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

(PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 15 historical markers located in Snyder County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Albany Purchase			US 522/US 11 & 15, 1 mile N of Selinsgrove 40.82397°N 76.84705°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Coxey's Army Coxey's Army Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by the populist Jacob Coxey. They marched on Washington D.C. in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United States history to that time. Officially named the Army of the...			814 N. Market St. (old U.S. 11 & 15), Selinsgrove 40.8088°N 76.85703°W	Roadside	George Washington, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Fort Augusta Fort Augusta Fort Augusta was a stronghold in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the upper Susquehanna Valley from the time of the French and Indian War to the close of the American Revolution. The fort was erected by Col...			U.S. 11, 5.9 miles NW of Selinsgrove near Northumberland Bridge (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Harris Ambush - PLAQUE			At the Old Bridge, 1/2 mile W of Selinsgrove °N °W	Plaque	Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Native American, Navigation
Lock Number Seven			U.S. 15 & 11 at Mahantango Creek (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Penns Creek Massacre			SR 2017 (old U.S. 11 & 15) just N of Selinsgrove °N °W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American
Penns Creek Massacre - PLAQUE			S end of Old Trail (just E of US 11 & 15) Penns Creek N of Selinsgrove °N °W	Plaque	French & Indian War, Native American
Pennsylvania Canal (Susquehanna Division) Pennsylvania Canal (Susquehanna Division) The only canal of the Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal ran along the west bank of the main stem of the Susquehanna River between a lock near the mouth of the Juniata River and the canal basin at Northumberland...			U.S. 11 & 15 at Port Trevorton °N °W	Roadside	Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Schoch Blockhouse			US 522 near RR crossing, at village of Kreamer 40.80378°N 76.97012°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Shikellamy Shikellamy Shikellamy , also known as Swatana, was an Oneida chief and overseer for the Iroquois confederacy. In his position as chief and overseer, Shikellamy served as a supervisor for the Six Nations, overseeing the Shawnee and Lenape tribes in central Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River and...			U.S. 11, 5.4 miles N of Selinsgrove entrance to Shikellamy State Park °N °W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American
Simon Snyder Simon Snyder Simon Snyder was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1808 to 1817. A Jeffersonian Democrat, he served three terms as speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives before becoming governor...			121 N Marker St., Selinsgrove °N °W	City	Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Simon Snyder Mansion - PLAQUE Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion Gov. Simon Snyder Mansion is a historic home located at Selinsgrove in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It is a -story stone house built in the early 19th century. It features a gable roof and two gable end chimneys. The building suffered a fire in 1874 after which a Victorian style porch and bay...			121 N. Market St. (old US 11 & 15), Selinsgrove °N °W	Plaque	Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Houses & Homesteads
Snyder County Snyder County, Pennsylvania Snyder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 39,702. Snyder County was formed in 1855 from parts of Union County...			County courthouse, 9 W. Market St. (US 522), Middleburg 40.79193°N 77.04648°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Sunbury Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury is a city in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and West branches. The population was 9,905 at the 2010 census...			U.S. 11 & 15, 4 miles N of Selinsgrove °N °W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military
Susquehanna University Susquehanna University Susquehanna University is a liberal arts college in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, United States, north of the state capital, Harrisburg.-Academics:...			University Ave. near 18th St., Selinsgrove 40.79927°N 76.8732°W	Roadside	Education, Religion

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