Rostraver Township near Smithton in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Saw Mill

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024

1. Saw Mill Marker

Inscription.
An 1876 Atlas shows a road along Cedar Creek to William Steen's saw mill and house near here. Smith's grist mill was upstream beyond the second present day footbridge. Midway between the mills, the road forked at a tributary stream, climbing to modern Vernon Drive. Along this lane the 1876 Atlas sites a 109 year old apple tree on the right. An ancient apple tree marks the spot today.

Erected 2004 by Mark Bowers and Rostraver Township Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 40° 10.72′ N, 79° 46.74′ W. Marker is near Smithton, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Rostraver Township. It can be reached from Evergreen Drive 1.4 miles north of Municipal Drive, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Cedar Creek Park on the Cedar Creek Hiking Trail underneath the bridge for the Youghiogheny River Trail portion of the Great Allegheny Passage. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Smithton PA 15479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greenwood Homestead circa 1893 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cedar Creek Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Col. George Crogan (Circa 1718 - 1782) (approx. one mile away); Rostraver Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); M102 Howitzer (approx. one mile away); Charles J. Barno (approx. 2 miles away); West Newton Avenue of Flags (approx. 2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smithton.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024

2. Saw Mill Marker

Marker is at ground level at the opening in the fence.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 27, 2024

3. Saw Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.