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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFCD_the-old-brick-church_Pottstown-PA.html
Pottstown's oldest church was built in 1796 on the corner of Hanover and Chestnut Streets on ground given by John Potts. The building was erected by two congregations, the Lutheran and the Reformed, and was also known as the Union Church when both…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFC6_st-clair-mansion_Pottstown-PA.html
The St. Clair Mansion was built by John Potts, Jr., the third son of the founder of Pottstown. A judge of the Common Pleas Court, he elected to remain loyal to England during the American Revolution and had to flee the country when his properties …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB8_the-shuler-house_Pottstown-PA.html
Of the inns that were established in Pottstown in Colonial times that survived until Civil War days, The Farmer's Hotel (fondly remembered by local residents as The Shuler House) proved to be the most enduring. Built in the 1700's, the inn's origi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB5_the-security-trust-building_Pottstown-PA.html
The stone dwelling that originally stood on this ground was built in 1770 by a member of the Potts family. In 1842, Jonas Smith bought it from one of its subsequent owners and opened a store. In 1886, the Security and Iron Banks purchased the prop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB1_site-of-old-burial-ground_Pottstown-PA.html
The Gift of John Potts - Founder of PottstowntoEarly German Settlers of theLutheran and Reformed FaithA.D. 1752—————————On the adjoining bronze tablets are inscribed the names and dates of pers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEVI_g-a-r-statue_Pottstown-PA.html
A memorial to veterans of the Civil War, this statue was given to G.A.R. Post No. 595 by Miss Annie Richards in memory of her brother Mathias Edgar Richards. The dedication took place on July 4, 1893 at 11:00 am. At the ceremony, a gavel carved fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEVG_bahr-arcade_Pottstown-PA.html
The original structure on this site was a mansion built in the early 1840's by Jacob S. Yost, a Congressman and Federal Marshall [sic]. It was the birthplace of Jacob's nephew George Yost Coffin, a famous political cartoonist, whose work appeared …