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

Fairview Park

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2017

1. Fairview Park Marker

Just after its unveiling

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Due to racial segregation into the mid-20th century, African Americans were excluded from many amusement parks and recreational facilities. Local Sunday School superintendents formed the Monongahela Valley Sunday School Assoc. and in 1945 purchased land here to create a park open to all blacks. It was the first and only black-owned amusement park in Pa. and has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 2011.

Erected 2017 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.

Location. 40° 24.367′ N, 79° 33.057′ W. Marker is near Delmont, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. Marker is on Old William Penn Highway, 0.2 miles east of Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling east. Located just inside the gate from the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delmont PA 15626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. New Salem Borough 100th Anniversary (approx. 1.1 miles away); Delmont (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bushy Run (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pontiac's War (approx. 5.1 miles away); Hannastown (approx. 5.2 miles away); Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield (approx. 5.2 miles away); Ambush (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bushy Run Battlefield (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delmont.

More about this marker. Marker was dedicated on August 19, 2017

Also see . . .
1. Fairview Park in Delmont gains national historic status. February 24, 2011 article published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Submitted on August 19, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Borne of segregation, Salem Twp.'s Fairview Park welcomes all. (Submitted on September 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2017

2. Fairview Park Marker

Park is in the background on dedication day

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2017

3. Fairview Park Marker

Immediately after its unveiling, L to R:
Ernest Jackson, Past President
Anita Jackson-Lowe, President
Harvey Freeman, Past-President

Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2017

4. Fairview Park Marker

After the unveiling, with all the Board Members of the Fairview Park Association, past and present

Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 130 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.