Point Marion in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Point Marion

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 18, 2023

1. Point Marion Marker

Inscription.
Named for
General Francis Marion
Founded 1844

Erected 2023.

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 1844.

Location. 39° 44.377′ N, 79° 54.032′ W. Marker is in Point Marion, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 119) and Penn Street (U.S. 119), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Point Marion PA 15474, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Albert Gallatin (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Downtown Point Marion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crossing the Mon at Point Marion, Pennsylvania (about 500 feet away); Vietnam War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sheepskin Trail / Point Marion (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Marion.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 18, 2023

2. Point Marion Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.