Saint Clair Hollow Marker

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Near Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saint Clair Hollow

St. Clair Hollow Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

1. St. Clair Hollow Marker

Inscription. Named in honor of General Arthur Saint Clair.

The source of this hollow is a large spring two miles south, where General Saint Clair, in a log cabin, spent his last days.

He was,

A Major General in the American Revolution.

President of the Continental Congress.

First Governor of the Northwestern Territory.

A pioneer ironmaster in western Pennsylvania.

Born 1736 - Died 1818

Buried in Greensburg

Erected 1927.

Location. 40° 17.121′ N, 79° 19.252′ W. Marker is near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ligonier PA 15658, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Arthur Saint Clair (here, next to this marker); Johnston House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Idlewild Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Twelve Mile Camp (approx. 3.9 miles away); William Findley (approx. 4 miles away); Road versus Rail (approx. 4.9 miles away); Ligonier Depot (approx. 4.9 miles away); Saint Xavier's (approx. 5 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Ligonier.

By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

2. St. Clair Hollow Marker

To the left of the PHMC marker

Also see . . . Arthur St. Clair at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Arthur St. Clair Portrait Photo, Click for full size

By Charles Willson Peale-American Painter, 1782

3. Arthur St. Clair Portrait

Current location Independence National Historical Park , Philadelphia

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 64 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.