Allan P. Jaffe (1935 - 1987)

Allan P. Jaffe (1935 - 1987) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Schuylkill County, dedicated 2024.

316 N Centre St

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He and his wife Sandra managed and developed Preservation Hall, a jazz venue in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. He founded the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, playing sousaphone and touring music halls and cultural events worldwide. Born in Pottsville.

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1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1836 · Anthracite Coal Field, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Map of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1871 · Plate F. East Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Schuylkill County. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Schuylkill County, 1872, covering the location of Allan P. Jaffe (1935 - 1987), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Schuylkill County, 1872, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Allan P. Jaffe (1935 - 1987)

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