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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Susquehanna 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. There are ten historical markers located in Susquehanna County.


Historical markers

Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Galusha Grow Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg May 15, 1947 Intersection US 11 & PA 547, N of Kingsley
41°45′44″N 75°45′11″W / 41.76232°N 75.75308°W / 41.76232; -75.75308 (Galusha Grow)
Roadside Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Galusha Grow Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg May 15, 1947 PA 547 at cemetery, Harford
41°46′48″N 75°42′05″W / 41.78005°N 75.70128°W / 41.78005; -75.70128 (Galusha Grow)
Roadside Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Galusha Grow Galusha A. Grow restored.jpg May 15, 1947 PA 92 just N of PA 374, Glenwood
41°39′05″N 75°43′16″W / 41.65134°N 75.72123°W / 41.65134; -75.72123 (Galusha Grow)
Roadside Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Jonathan Jasper Wright (1840-1885) Jonathan Jasper Wright.jpg September 13, 2001 PA 29 & Cemetery St. (T361), Springville
41°41′43″N 75°55′07″W / 41.69523°N 75.91872°W / 41.69523; -75.91872 (Jonathan Jasper Wright)
Roadside African American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith, Jr. portrait owned by Joseph Smith III.jpg May 15, 1947 US 11 near I-81 interchange, between Great Bend & Hallstead
41°57′57″N 75°44′26″W / 41.96588°N 75.74065°W / 41.96588; -75.74065 (Joseph Smith)
Roadside Religion, Writers
Joseph Smith Joseph Smith, Jr. Harmony, PA homesite June 2006.jpg March 30, 1948 PA 171 at cemetery, near Skinner Rd., W of Oakland
Roadside Religion, Writers
Mother Theresa Maxis Duchemin (1810-1892) TransparentPlaceholder.png May 6, 2009 Turnpike St. (SR 1013) & Broad Ave., Susquehanna Depot
Roadside African American, Religion, Women
Pennsylvania Flag of Pennsylvania.svg January 1, 2008 Lackawanna Trail (US 11), N of Great Bend, near NY state line
42°08′51″N 75°47′58″W / 42.1475°N 75.7994°W / 42.1475; -75.7994 (Pennsylvania)
Roadside Government & Politics 17th Century, Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion, William Penn
Starrucca Viaduct Starrucca Viaduct reflected.jpg September 1, 1951 SR 1009 at Lanesboro near viaduct (Missing)
Roadside Navigation, Railroads, Transportation
Susquehanna County TransparentPlaceholder.png July 5, 1982 Monument Square at Maple St. & Lake Ave., adjacent to County Courthouse, Montrose
41°50′02″N 75°52′37″W / 41.8339°N 75.87682°W / 41.8339; -75.87682 (Susquehanna County)
City African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Underground Railroad

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