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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (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.
The Northumberland County Historical Society is a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization, which was chartered on October 26, 1925 and incorporated on May 21, 1998. Its leaders, members and volunteers are dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts, documents, photographs, and other items which tell the story of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and its people.
Location of Northumberland County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The locations of National Register ...
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. At the time, it was the largest British fort in Pennsylvania, with earthen walls more than two hundred feet long topped by wooden fortifications.
By 1891, a portion of Mandata, Pennsylvania was included in Jordan Township, Northumberland County with other sections of that community split between Jackson Township and Lower Mahanoy townships. Jordan Township's post office was located in the town of Jordan; its postmaster at that time, Noah Klock, had held the position since that post ...
Gettysburg National Military Park, Adams County Butler County Courthouse, Butler County S. B. Elliott State Park Family Cabin District, Clearfield County Presque Isle Lighthouse, Erie County W. W. Griest Building, Lancaster Cogan House Covered Bridge, Lycoming County Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland County Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pike County Drake Oil Well, Venango County
In 1891, the village of Urban was part of Jordan Township, Northumberland County. Located in the northern part of the township, it was home to an old hotel on Tulpehocken Road that had been built during the early 1800s and was owned, that year, by David Schwartz. [2]
The county is part of the Central Pennsylvania region of the state. [a] The county was formed in 1772 from parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties and named for the county of Northumberland in northern England. Northumberland County is a fifth class county according to the Pennsylvania's County Code. [3]