Fayette County Marker

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Uniontown in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fayette County

By Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

1. Fayette County Marker

Inscription. Formed September 26, 1783 from Westmoreland County. Named for the Marquis de Lafayette. Among the French and Indian War sites here is Fort Necessity. The county seat, Uniontown, was incorporated 1796. On the National Road, eventually US Route 40.

Erected 1982 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the The Historic National Road marker series.

Location. 39° 54.091′ N, 79° 43.396′ W. Marker is in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. Marker can be reached from East Main Street (U.S. 40). Click for map. Located at the County Courthouse. Marker is in this post office area: Uniontown PA 15401, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. James Finley (approx. 0.2 miles away); George C. Marshall (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named George C. Marshall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Uniontown (approx. 1.2 miles away); National Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); Fort Gaddis (approx. 2.6 miles away); Braddock Road - Dunbar’s Camp (approx. 4.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Uniontown.

Also see . . .

By Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011

2. Fayette County Marker

At the Fayette County Courthouse

1. Fayette County Pennsylvania. (Submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Fayette County - Behind the Marker. (Submitted on June 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 352 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.