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Pennsylvania Railroad Station

— Historic Landmark —

 
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
1. Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker
Inscription.
Furness, Evans & Co., Architects
1903

 
Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureRailroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
 
Location. 40° 26.005′ N, 79° 53.087′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Edgewood. It is on East Swissvale Avenue north of Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is hidden behind the pine bush at the right of the front door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 East Swissvale Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15218, 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 Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of
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New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edgewood Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Edgewood Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgewood World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The C.C. Mellor Memorial Library and Edgewood Club (about 400 feet away); Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honor Bilt Home, "The Fullerton", 1924 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Crescent Apartments (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Regarding Pennsylvania Railroad Station. The Pennsylvania Railroad Station was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 1998.
 
Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
2. Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker
Marker is located behind the bush at the right of the door.
Pennsylvania Railroad Station image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024
3. Pennsylvania Railroad Station
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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