| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Addison — Great Crossings |
| | About one half mile above this point is the "Great Crossings" of the Youghiogheny River, where George Washington crossed November 18th, 1753, when sent as envoy by Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French Commandant at Fort Le Boeuf.
Washington, on his military expedition to the Ohio, encamped there with his forces, May 18th to 24th, 1754, and from that point explored the Youghiogheny.
There, also, Major General Braddock, with his army, crossed June 24th, 1755, on his march against Fort Duquesne. — Map (db m351) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Addison — 2 — National Road |
| | Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40. — Map (db m353) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Addison — 1 — Pennsylvania |
| | Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth. Birthplace of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States. — Map (db m354) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Addison — Toll House |
| | One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill opposite. Built after the road was turned over to the State in 1835 by the U.S. Restored and preserved by the D.A.R. — Map (db m350) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Berlin — Berlin |
| | This area was a center of protest during the Whiskey Rebellion. A riot occurred at the Berlin schoolhouse in June 1794. In September, according to local historians, Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square; he advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. After federal troops arrived here in October, Gov. Thomas Mifflin had his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house located on this site. — Map (db m21554) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Berlin — Veterans Memorial — "Lest We Forget" |
| | In honor of the men and women who serve in the armed forces of our country honorably preserving our freedom and our way of life. — Map (db m21551) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Brotherton — Jeremiah S. Black |
| | One of Pennsylvania's most noted jurists and lawyers, was born here Jan. 10, 1810. State Supreme Court Justice, 1851-57; U.S. Attorney-General, 1857-60. Later life spent at York as a famous lawyer. Died Aug. 19, 1883. — Map (db m21556) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Buckstown — Forbes Road — Edmund's Swamp |
| | Named for Edmund Cartlidge, Indian trader. A camp located here, on the Raystown Path, provided good grass for the horses of General Forbes' army in 1758. The site of the redoubt is marked two and a half miles north of here. — Map (db m21559) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Central City — American Legion Post 449 War Memorial |
| | In memory of those who fought and died for our country in all wars — Map (db m21571) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Fort Hill — John Nelson Davis — 5 April 1835 - 28 February 1913 |
| | John Nelson Davis for whom Mt. Davis, Pa. is named was an early community leader in Southern Somerset County. He was a surveyor, school teacher, Superintendent of Schools for Elk Lick Township, Pa., and ordained minister, shook maker, farmer and during the Civil War he served as 1st. Sergeant of Company 'K', 171st. Pennsylvania Volunteers. he was one of the last surviving Civil War Veterans of this area.
Mr. Davis was a naturalist and was fascinated with Mt. Davis and the High Point . . . — Map (db m8283) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Fort Hill — Mt. Davis — A Geological Feature |
| | Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea leavel is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The erosion-resistant sandstone at the surface belongs to the Pottsville group formed about 230 million years ago. These layers of sedimentary rock were pushed up as an upfold 200 million years ago during the upheaval called the Appalachian Revolution. — Map (db m8223) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Meyersdale — Western Maryland Railway |
| | The Connellsville Extension from Cumberland Financier George Gould purchased the Western Maryland as part of a transcontinental railroad scheme that would stretch from Baltimore to San Francisco. Gould extended the WM west to Cumberland, but went bankrupt, and his grand dream died. New management opened the Connellsville Extension in 1912 to connect with the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, and to move traffic to the eastern seaboard. Construction of the 86-mile line cost nearly 12 . . . — Map (db m4688) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Shanksville — Flight 93 Temporary Memorial |
| | In this rock, we perpetually commemorate the courage of those who lost their lives on UAL Flight #93 on September 11, 2001.
Their legacy will endure. Future generations will be reminded of their honor and courage.
Dedicated by the United States Federal Air Marshal Service, September 11, 2005.
"We will not tire. We will not falter, and we will not fail." - George W. Bush — Map (db m8225) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry — Mustered into service September 1, 1862, mustered out May 29, 1865 — "The love of country guides us" |
| | The 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel Robert Parson Cummins, former Somerset County Sheriff, enrolled 935 officers and men in 1862. Companies C, D & F were raised in Somerset County. The regiment took part in over twenty engagements from the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, in 1862 to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House in 1865. During two and one-half years of service the 142nd P.V.I. lost 140 killed and mortally wounded, 430 . . . — Map (db m23097) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Adam Schneider |
| | Laid out the north half of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795. Schneider and his brother Jacob conducted the first store in Somerset. It stood on this site. — Map (db m23096) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Ankeny Square |
| | Set aside for burial ground and place of worship on the original plat of Milfordstown by Ulrich Bruner, 1787, and by Peter Ankeny in 1789 when he laid out the south side of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795. — Map (db m23093) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Blue Star Memorial Highway |
| | A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.
Following World War II, the National Council of State Garden Clubs designated certain national roads as "Blue Star Memorial Highway", as a living memorial to "all those who have served or will serve in the nation's armed forces," through planting aisles of flowering trees and shrubs. The Pennsylvania Turnpike from Carlisle to Irwin was so designated as part of the first transcontinental Blue Star Highway and our . . . — Map (db m307) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Edgewood Aerie 1801 F.O.E. World War II Memorial |
| | . . . — Map (db m23105) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Harmon Husband |
| | Leader of North Carolina revolt against the British, he fled under an assumed name in 1771. Somerset's first settler; lived at Coffee Springs farm some years. Became a pamphleteer and active in the Whiskey Rebellion. Died in 1795. — Map (db m21568) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue |
| | On July 28, 2002, nine coal miners, trapped for four days due to flooding of the Quecreek Mine, were saved via a rescue shaft drilled here. Combined efforts of local, state, and federal agencies, mining and other industries, local mine workers, emergency responders, and community members led to the rescue. The incident prompted changes in mine safety, mapping, and drilling methods. It roused national media & public attention.
————————— . . . — Map (db m24163) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Somerset County |
| | Formed April 17, 1795 out of Bedford County and named for Somersetshire, England. County seat of Somerset was incorporated in 1804. Settlement followed the course of Forbes Road, opened 1758. This farm county is noted for production of maple syrup. — Map (db m23104) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Somerset County Korean War / Vietnam War Memorial |
| | Died in Service
[Provides an honor roll of names] — Map (db m22807) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Somerset County World War I Memorial |
| | In honor of the gallant men and women of
Somerset County
who served in the World War and in memory of
the following who made the supreme sacrifice
1917-1919
November 11, 1925 — Map (db m22381) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Somerset County World War II Memorial |
| | Died in Service
[Provides an honor roll of names] — Map (db m22797) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — The Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway — "Father of the Interstate Highway System" |
| | In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway,” in tribute to President Eisenhower’s early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance the mobility of a growing nation. His dream originated in 1919 on an Army convoy from Washington, D.C., to San Francisco, California, a journey that took 62 days.
On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the historic legislation that created . . . — Map (db m7239) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Somerset — Wind Power |
| | Windmills on the horizon
Wind is an abundant resource, which can be used to generate pollution-free electricity. On the distant horizon is the Somerset wind farm which is one of several wind farms of Pennsylvania. This wind farm has six windmills that produce enough clean energy to meet the annual electric consumption of 2,500 average Pennsylvanian homes.
How wind is formed
Winds are formed by the unequal heating of the atmosphere by the sun, the irregularities of the earth's . . . — Map (db m12278) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Alan Freed — (1921-1965) |
| | Disc jockey who coined the term “Rock & Roll” in the early 1950s. Freed used the term to describe up-tempo black rhythm and blues records he played as DJ “Moondog” on his radio show. Freed further popularized this music through TV programs, movies, and concerts, including what is considered to be the nation’s first Rock & Roll concert (1952). Raised in Windber, Freed was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. — Map (db m21575) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Johnny Weissmuller — (1902-1984) |
| | Champion swimmer and motion picture hero. Best known as star of a dozen “Tarzan” films produced for MGM and RKO, 1932-1948. He earlier won fame as a swimmer: developed the “American crawl,” set 67 world records, and won five gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He lived in Windber as a child before his family moved to Chicago; returned here for special visits in later years. — Map (db m21581) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — The Coal Miner — By Lawrence Whitaker |
| | This statue presented to the citizens of this community by the district schoolchildren and dedicated to the men of the mines who by their labor and loyalty have helped to make Windber one of the best towns in the nation...1952
In honor of the proud coal miners who overcame hardships and faced great dangers on a daily basis. The toil and sacrifice of these loyal workers fueled the Industrial Revolution. — Map (db m21572) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Windber |
| | Founded 1897 by the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. Distinctive among bituminous coal towns, this community had a large independent center surrounded by 13 "patch towns." Among notable structures built by Berwind-White were the Wilmore Building here (1914) and Arcadia Theatre across the street (1919). Thousands of immigrants came here to work the mines; largest in output was Eureka Mine #40, 2 miles NW. Company mining ceased, 1962. — Map (db m21582) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Windber Area Victims of July 20th 1977 Flood |
| | Susan Zidzik
Helen M. Zidzik
George A. Zidzik
Andrew Koharchik
Margie Koharchik — Map (db m21574) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Windber Strike of 1922-23 |
| | Windber-area Berwind White workers joined a national strike by United Mine Workers of America in April 1922 for improved wages and working conditions, civil liberties, and recognition. The strike lasted 16 months; families of strikers were evicted from company housing. A City of New York inquiry exposed deplorable living and working conditions and urged nationalization of coal mines. — Map (db m21579) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Windber Veteran's Park |
| | This park is dedicated to all service men and women past, present and future. The freedom we enjoy today is a result of their efforts and sacrifices. Tomorrow's freedom and prosperity throughout the free world depends on the men and women who serve this country.
Our community honors her sons and daughters who have answered this call, and who will answer this call to defend the land they love and the principles it stands for. — Map (db m21584) |
| Pennsylvania (Somerset County), Windber — Windber War Memorial — Remembrance |
| | This hallowed shrine is dedicated in memory of our valiant heroes of all wars
In honor of those who died and to those who were willing to die
That this nation under God shall preserve our heritage and guard the faith of those who fought to keep America free — Map (db m21580) |
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