Belle Vernon in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Belle Vernon

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 22, 2024

1. Belle Vernon Marker

Inscription.
Meaning beautiful green
Laid out by Noah Speer
Founded 1813

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 1813.

Location. 40° 7.732′ N, 79° 52.225′ W. Marker is in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on State Street west of Short Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 209 State Street, Belle Vernon PA 15012, 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 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belle Vernon Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doctor John Stodgell Van Voorhis (1826-1917) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunlevy Honor Roll (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. one mile away); Monessen Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); M4A3 Combat Full-Tracked 76mm Sherman Tank (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belle Vernon.

Regarding Belle Vernon. Bellevernon, as it was originally spelled, was laid out in 1813 by Noah Speer in northwestern Fayette County. French for "beautiful green," this was the name chosen by both Noah Speer for his little community on the Monongahela River and later by his son Louis, who founded a town with nearly the same name just up the hill (North Belle Vernon). (The History of Belle Vernon and North Belle Vernon).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 22, 2024

2. Belle Vernon Marker

View is looking west. The marker is single-sided.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.