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

Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2021

1. Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Marker

Inscription.

Founded in Altoona in 1870 by Mother Aloysia Lowe, the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill made Greensburg their permanent home in 1882. The community initiated groundbreaking educational, healthcare, and social service programs by serving an extensive network of schools and hospitals in 12 states and created an international congregation when they expanded to South Korea in 1960. The Sisters founded Seton Hill College, now University, in 1918.

Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 40° 18.292′ N, 79° 32.939′ W. Marker is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of College Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 130) and Seton Hill Drive, on the right when traveling south on College Avenue. Marker is at the entrance to Seton Hill University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Train Station at Greensburg (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); One Academy Hill Place (approx. 0.2 miles away); Westmoreland County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Arthur Saint Clair (approx. ¼ mile away); Westmoreland County (approx. ¼ mile away); Huff Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); General Nathanael Greene (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Sesquicentennial Celebration. Website entry (Submitted on October 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Seton Hill University. University website homepage (Submitted on October 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2021

2. Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.