Berlin
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N 39° 55.230 W 078° 57.395
17S E 674634 N 4420932
Protest during the Whiskey Rebellion
Waymark Code: WM7GFC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2009
Views: 7
Marker Text: This area was a center of protest during the Whiskey Rebellion. A riot occurred at the Berlin schoolhouse in June 1794. In September, according to local historians, Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square; he advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. After federal troops arrived here in October, Gov. Thomas Mifflin had his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house located on this site.
Marker Name: Berlin
County: Somerset
Date Dedicated: 09/29/1994
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 600 Main St., at Trinity U.C.C
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Website: Not listed
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