Perryopolis in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2022
1. Veterans of Foreign Wars Marker
This was originally a school building built in 1852 on public lot #73 which had originally been designated for a paupery. Mary Fuller Frazier attended this school in 1881. The first school in Perryopolis was established in 1820 in the Old State Bank Building. In 1828 a school house was erected on public lot #69 which is a triangular lot to the rear of the First Christian Church. That building is no longer standing.
Erected by Perryopolis Area Historical Society. (Marker Number 7.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 40° 5.186′ N, 79° 45.143′ W. Marker is in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of DeLafayette Street and Vfw Street, on the left when traveling east on DeLafayette Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Vfw Street, Perryopolis PA 15473, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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: Blacksmith Shop & Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Perryopolis United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Youghiogheny Bank of Pennsylvania (about
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Also see . . . Mary Fuller Frazier - The Heroine of Perryopolis. A brief biography of Mary Fuller Frazier and her donation of $1.5 million to the town of Perryopolis, Pa. (Submitted on September 15, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.)
Photographed by Bradley Owen, September 3, 2022
2. Veterans of Foreign Wars Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
