Downtown in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Venango Path
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016
1. The Venango Path Marker
The Venango Path
An End and a Beginning
Erected by the
Pittsburgh Chapter
National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution
To commemorate the
Seventy Fifth Anniversary
of the Founding of the Chapter
November 20, 1891
Erected 1891 by The Pittsburgh Chapter, NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 40° 26.467′ N, 80° 0.604′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Commonwealth Place. Along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Point State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edith Darlington Ammon (a few steps from this marker); The Site of Fort Pitt (a few steps from this marker); Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Point State Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Wall Section Through Rampart of Fort Pitt (within shouting distance of this marker); White Snakeroot (within shouting distance of this marker); The Forks of the Ohio (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Forbes Road (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 15, 2016
2. The Venango Path Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 3, 2021
3. The Venango Path Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 824 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on February 16, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
