Hiester Home
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Gosffo
N 40° 20.125 W 075° 55.717
18T E 421122 N 4465400
This is where it stood!
Waymark Code: WM8KX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2006
Views: 16
Marker Text:
Site of house occupied by Joseph Hiester from about 1792 until his death, 1832; a Lt. Col. In Continental Army; Delegate to Provincial Convention in 1776; Member of Congress for 14 years; Governor of Pennsylvania, 1820-23.
Joseph Hiester was governor of Pa. 1820-1823. While in the Revolutionary War he was captured briefly by the British. He served in Congress for 14 years. While the governor he dedicated the first captial building in Harisburg.
Marker Name: Hiester Home
County: Berks
Date Dedicated: 02/16/1951
Marker Type: City
Location: 439 Penn St., Penn Sq., Reading
Category: Military, Government & Politics, American Revolution, Governors
Website: Not listed
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