List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Union County

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

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

Union County, Pennsylvania

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 people per square mile . There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

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 22 historical markers located in Union County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Bucknell University Bucknell University Bucknell University is a private liberal arts university located alongside the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the town of Lewisburg, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The university consists of the College of...			U.S. 15 in Lewisburg at stadium 40.95194°N 76.88729°W	Roadside	Education, Religion, Women
Buffalo Church			Pa. 192, 4 miles W of Lewisburg 40.96218°N 76.96781°W	Roadside	Buildings, Native American, Religion
Buffalo Church			Pa. 45, at Johnson Mill Rd., W of Lewisburg 40.9453°N 76.96647°W	Roadside	Buildings, Native American, Religion
Col. John Kelly			SR 1002 just E of Mazeppa 40.98936°N 76.9818°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Military, Native American
Dry Run Cemetery			Pa. 304, 1 mile W of New Berlin (Missing) 40.8739°N 77.00804°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, French & Indian War, Military, Religion
Eli Slifer			U.S. 15 just N of Lewisburg 40.97608°N 76.88773°W	Roadside	Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military
Evangelical Church Evangelical Association The Evangelical Church or Evangelical Association, also known as the Albright Brethren, is a "body of American Christians chiefly of German descent", Arminian in doctrine and theology; in its form of church government, Methodist Episcopal....			Pa. 304, 1.2 miles W of New Berlin 40.87797°N 76.99349°W	Roadside	Religion
Evangelical Church Evangelical Association The Evangelical Church or Evangelical Association, also known as the Albright Brethren, is a "body of American Christians chiefly of German descent", Arminian in doctrine and theology; in its form of church government, Methodist Episcopal....			Junction Pa. 45 (Chestnut St.) & 104 (10th St.), W end of Mifflinburg 40.91425°N 77.05578°W	Roadside	Religion
Fought's Mill Fought's Mill Fought's Mill was a gristmill built by Jacob Fought in 1771 in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania. The mill operated on water received from two dams that had been built on Buffalo Creek. This water power was used to unload the grain from the wagons and raise it to the first and...			Pa. 45 (Chestnut St.) at Buffalo Rd., Mifflinburg 40.92101°N 77.03889°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Buildings, Business & Industry, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mills, Native American
General Tasker H. Bliss Tasker H. Bliss Tasker Howard Bliss GCMG was Chief of Staff of the United States Army from September 22, 1917 until May 18, 1918.-Biography:...			115 S. Front St., Lewisburg 40.96406°N 76.88112°W	City	Military, Military Post-Civil War
Lee Massacre			U.S. 15 at Winfield just S of Pa. 304 40.91095°N 76.85368°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Leroy Massacre			Pa. 104, 1.5 miles S of Mifflinburg 40.89399°N 77.05192°W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Leroy Massacre - PLAQUE			Ridge Rd. (SR 3016), 1 mile E of PA 304, between Mifflinburg and New Berlin 40.90562°N 77.02756°W	Plaque	French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Lewisburg Cross-Cut Canal			Pa. 45 (Market St.) near bridge, Lewisburg °N °W	City	Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Ludwig Derr			34 Brown St., Lewisburg 40.96117°N 76.88063°W	City	Government & Politics, Mills, Professions & Vocations
Robert Lowry			110 University Ave., Lewisburg 40.95816°N 76.8816°W	City	Music & Theater, Religion, Writers
Samuel Maclay Samuel Maclay Samuel Maclay was an American surveyor, farmer, and politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate.-Biography:...			Pa. 45, 4 miles SW of Lewisburg 40.94409°N 76.46993°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Shikellamy's Old Town - PLAQUE			Central Oak Heights just off US 15 southbound, S of West Milton 41.01151°N 76.86809°W	Plaque	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Shikellamy's Town			U.S. 15, 3.6 miles N of Lewisburg - MISSING 41.00144°N 76.86793°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American
Underground Railroad Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...			University Ave., Lewisburg °N °W	City	African American, Underground Railroad
Union County Union County, Pennsylvania -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 41,624 people, 13,178 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 people per square mile . There were 14,684 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...			County Courthouse, 2nd & St. Louis Sts., Lewisburg 40.96345°N 76.88265°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Widow Catherine Smith			SR 1011 (old Rte. 15) at SR 1010, White Deer °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Women

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