Ben Avon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dickson Log House

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

1. Dickson Log House Marker

Inscription. Built circa 1797 by Ben Avon's First Family. Reconstructed in 1984 using the original logs.

Erected by Ben Avon Area Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 40° 30.331′ N, 80° 5.272′ W. Marker is in Ben Avon, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Western Avenue and Forest Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Western Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Western Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named The Dickson Log House (here, next to this marker); Kenny Memorial Field Flagpole (approx. ¼ mile away); Lance Corporal Patrick B. Kenny (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of Harry Dilmore (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pittock Honor Roll (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greenstone United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Davis Island Lock and Dam (approx. 1½ miles away); Dixmont State Hospital Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away).

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 27, 2012

2. Dickson Log House

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.