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

One Academy Hill Place

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

1. One Academy Hill Place Marker

Inscription.

On this site in 1811 the original Greensburg Academy was erected. This private school for boys and girls, with its commanding view of downtown Greensburg, inspired the name of the surrounding hilltop community, Academy Hill. In 1850, a fire of unknown origin destroyed Greensburg Academy. Thereafter, the first public school to occupy Academy Hill was erected in 1862-63, with a subsequent school building erected in 1897. The existing school was erected in 1924. Thus, since 1862, this site continuously has provided facilities for public education in the City of Greensburg.

This plaque is a gift from Academy Hill Historic District to the Greensburg Salem School District and purchased with a grant from the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
October, 2002

Erected 2002 by Academy Hill Historic District and Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2002.

Location. 40° 18.381′ N, 79° 32.726′ W. Marker is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania

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Route 130) and Academy Hill Place, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 North Main Street, 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: Arthur Saint Clair (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Train Station at Greensburg (about 700 feet away); General Nathanael Greene (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greensburg's Original Community Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Huff Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Coulter

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

2. One Academy Hill Place Marker

Former Greensburg High (now Middle) School in background

(approx. 0.2 miles away); General St. Clair Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.

Also see . . . Academy Hill Historic District at Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Nearby copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address image. Click for full size.

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

3. Nearby copy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 390 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.