List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Schuylkill County

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

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

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....

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 23 historical markers located in Schuylkill County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Coal Strike of 1902 The Coal Strike of 1902 was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for higher wages, shorter workdays, and the recognition of their union...			Centre and Union Sts., Shenandoah 40.82129°N 76.19591°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Birth of Cable Television		n/a	1501 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City 40.81606°N 76.12496°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Invention, Motion Pictures & Television
Burd Patterson			803 Mahantongo St., Pottsville 40.68149°N 76.20044°W	City	Business & Industry, Coal, Iron, Professions & Vocations
Conrad Richter Conrad Richter Conrad Michael Richter was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist whose lyrical work focuses on life along the American frontier.-Biography:...			11 Maple St., Pine Grove 40.54564°N 76.38415°W	City	Writers
Dorsey Brothers, The The Dorsey Brothers The Dorsey Brothers were a studio group fronted by musicians Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. They started recording under their name in 1928 with a series of studio recordings for the OKeh label...			5 N. Main St. (PA 924) near Center St., Shenandoah 40.82067°N 76.2011°W	Roadside	Performers
Firth Dock (1828-1871)			Rte. 209 between Pottsville and Port Carbon 40.69055°N 76.1714°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Canals, Coal, Navigation
Fort Franklin			Pa. 309 SE of Snyders 40.71459°N 75.84225°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Fort Lebanon			Pa. 895 at North St., NE of Auburn 40.60295°N 76.08829°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
John O'Hara John O'Hara John Henry O'Hara was an American writer. He initially became known for his short stories and later became a best-selling novelist whose works include Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8. He was particularly known for an uncannily accurate ear for dialogue...			606 Mahantongo St., Pottsville 40.68195°N 76.19796°W	City	Writers
John Siney (1831-1880)			Claude A Lord Blvd. (Rt. 61) between Russell & Hancock Sts., St. Clair 40.71865°N 76.19204°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Les Brown Les Brown (bandleader) Les Brown, Sr. and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the late 1930s, initially as the group Les Brown and His Blue Devils that Brown led while a student at Duke University. He was the first president of the Los Angeles chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...			1944 E Grand Ave. (PA 209), @ S Terry St. intersection, Reinerton °N °W	City	Music & Theater, Performers
Mahanoy Plane Mahanoy Plane The Mahanoy Plane was a railroad Incline plane located along northern edge of the borough of Frackville, Schuylkill County in the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania....			Rt. 924, northern end of Frackville 40.7892°N 76.2328°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Railroads, Transportation
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones			Rte. 209 & 1st Street, Coaldale 40.8271°N 75.90385°W	Roadside	Coal, Labor, Women
Molly Maguire Executions			at Schuylkill County Prison, Sanderson St., Pottsville °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Pottsville Maroons Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1920, they went on to play in the National Football League for four seasons, from 1925–1928...			N Center St. between Arch and Race Sts., Pottsville 40.68701°N 76.19659°W	Roadside	Football, Sports
Schuylkill Canal Schuylkill Canal Schuylkill Canal is the common, but technically inaccurate, name for the Schuylkill Navigation, a 19th-century commercial waterway in and along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The "canal" was actually a system of interconnected man-made canals and slack-water pools in the...			Pine & Pike St. at veterans park, Port Carbon 40.69531°N 76.16655°W	City	Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Schuylkill County Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -Notable people:Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....			SE corner, Laurel Blvd. & N 2nd St., Pottsville 40.68758°N 76.19819°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
St. Michael's Church			Corner of Chestnut & Oak Sts., Shenandoah 40.81893°N 76.20424°W	City	Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Tulpehocken Path			Pa. 125 NW of Pine Grove (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Tulpehocken Path			Main St. (PA 25) near Forest Dr., between Hegins & Valley View 40.64822°N 76.51758°W	Roadside	Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation
Union Canal Union Canal (Pennsylvania) The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River, it ran approximately 75 mi from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on...			Pa. 443 just S of Pine Grove near intersection of 665 & 443 40.53993°N 76.38813°W	Roadside	Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Valley Furnace			N Valley St. (US 209) near Pine St., just E of New Philadelphia 40.72218°N 76.11511°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces
Victor Schertzinger (1888-1941) Victor Schertzinger Victor L. Schertzinger was an American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. His films include Paramount on Parade , Something to Sing About with James Cagney, and the first two "Road" pictures Road to Singapore and Road to Zanzibar...			115 W Centre St. (Wachovia Bank parking lot), Mahanoy City °N °W	Roadside	Music & Theater, Performers, Writers

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