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Large in Jefferson Hills in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Yohogania Courthouse

 
 
Yohogania Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011
1. Yohogania Courthouse Marker
Inscription. Governmental and judicial center for Yohogania, a county erected by Virginia in asserting its claim to western Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1780. The site is on the hilltop opposite.
 
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
 
Location. 40° 15.691′ N, 79° 54.699′ W. Marker is in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Large. Marker is on 5th Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) 0.3 miles east of Glass House Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Elizabeth PA 15088, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lest We Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); These We Honor (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Lest We Forget (approx. 0.4 miles away); Monongahela River Navigation System (approx. 0.6 miles away); Elrama - Floreffe District Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); Walker House
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(approx. one mile away); The Old Graveyard (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jefferson Hills.
 
Yohogania Courthouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 24, 2011
2. Yohogania Courthouse Marker
Looking north on PA 837
Yohogania Courthouse Survey image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Crawford, circa 1882
3. Yohogania Courthouse Survey
From History of Washington County Draft of Surveys made upon the Virginia Settlement. Cetificates by Colonel William Crawford, as County Surveyor of Yohogania County in 1780.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,271 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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