Snyder County - Middleburg, PA
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N 40° 47.516 W 077° 02.789
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Marker in front of the courthouse in Middleburg noting the origin of Snyder County.
Waymark Code: WM467F
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2008
Views: 41
Marker text is as follows:
Formed March 2, 1855 out of Union County. The name honors Simon Snyder (Governor, 1808-17) who made his home in Selinsgrove. The county seat of Middleburg was laid out 1800, incorporated 1864. County was scene of the Penns Creek Massacre of 1755.
Marker Name: Snyder County
County: Snyder
Date Dedicated: 12/01/1982
Marker Type: City
Location: County courthouse, W. Market St. (U.S. 522), Middleburg
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Website: [Web Link]
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