Priestly House State Historic Site

Priestly House State Historic Site is in , . Priestly House State Historic Site is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Joseph Priestley House and Shikellamy State Park.

Building
The was the American home of eighteenth-century British theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, educator, and political theorist Joseph Priestley from 1798 until his death.

Park
is a 132-acre Pennsylvania state park located at the confluence of the and in .

Courthouse
The is an historic county courthouse located in , . Erected in 1865, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. is situated 2 miles south of Priestly House State Historic Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapp Heights and Shamokin Dam.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place located in Point Township, in the state of . The community is located very close to the borough of along Pennsylvania Route 147, near the confluence of the and .

is a borough in , United States. The population was 1,647 at the 2020 census. "Shamokin", or "Shahëmokink" in the Delaware language, and Schahamokink in another Algonquian language, means "place of eels." The borough name is also derived from a 10-foot-tall dam that was built across the in the 19th century.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place located in Union Township, in the state of . The community is located in eastern Union County at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 304 and U.S. Route 15, which is located along the shores of the . is situated 3½ miles west of Priestly House State Historic Site.

Priestly House State Historic Site

Latitude
40.89064° or 40° 53′ 26″ north
Longitude
-76.78969° or 76° 47′ 23″ west
Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)
Open location code
87G5V6R6+74
Geo­Names ID
5207188
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