David R. Porter
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N 40° 29.019 W 078° 00.561
17T E 753489 N 4485737
Ironmaster and Governor
Waymark Code: WM41ZY
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2008
Views: 9
Marker Text:
Ironmaster and Governor of the State, 1839-45, lived in this house. A leader in local affairs, he was called "our own Davy R." His son Horace, soldier and diplomat, was born here, 1837.
Marker Name: David R. Porter
County: Huntingdon
Date Dedicated: 10/15/1955
Marker Type: City
Location: 3rd & Penn Sts., Huntingdon
Category: Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations, Government & Politics 19h Century, Governors
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