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

Welcome to Youngstown

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2018

1. Welcome to Youngstown Marker

Inscription. Named for
Young family of pioneers

Founded
1800

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 40° 16.771′ N, 79° 21.795′ W. Marker is in Youngstown, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Youngstown Ridge Road (Pennsylvania Route 2016) and Maddie Lane, on the right when traveling west on Youngstown Ridge Road. Marker is located near the southeast corner of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 421 Main Street, Youngstown PA 15696, 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

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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Welcome to Youngstown (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Johnston House at Kingston (approx. 1.4 miles away); Johnston House (approx. 1.4 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Twelve Mile Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Saint Vincent Shaft Veterans Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); Saint Vincent (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Youngstown.

Also see . . . Youngstown, Pennsylvania.

The town was named after Alexander Young, whose first lot was recorded November 25, 1815, in the Recorder's office of Westmoreland County. There was a dispute to the name of the town over if it should be called Martinsburg or Youngstown. The name Youngstown was settled upon after it was found that a town of Martinsburg already existed in the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Railroad introduced train service through
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 31, 2018

2. Welcome to Youngstown Marker
(looking west • Sacred Heart Catholic Church in right background)
neighboring Latrobe in 1852, leading to a decline as merchants moved closer to the railway U.S. Route 30, constructed in the 1930s, bypassed Youngstown, leading it to become a quiet residential community.

(Submitted on April 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.