Mill Creek Marker

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Near Hookstown in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mill Creek

By Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

1. Mill Creek Marker

Inscription. Mill Creek was an important part of pioneer life during the early settlement of Hookstown and the surrounding area. Numerous saw mills, woolen mills and grain mills utilized the water power of Mill Creek to operate, thus the basis for its name.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Location. 40° 35.601′ N, 80° 28.57′ W. Marker is near Hookstown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker can be reached from Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 168). Click for map. Located in Mill Creek Recreational Park, at end of sidewalk near ballfield. Marker is in this post office area: Hookstown PA 15050, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Site of Early Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver County Pennsylvania (approx. 1.5 miles away); Midland Education (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Pennsylvaia - Virginia Boundary (approx. 3.4 miles away); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 3.5 miles away); Cooks Ferry (approx. 3.5 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 3.6 miles away); Smiths Ferry (approx. 4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Hookstown.

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By Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

2. Mill Creek Marker

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. (Submitted on March 25, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

By Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

3. Mill Creek

By Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

4. Mill Creek

Located behind a chain link fence in park.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 25, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 195 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.