Wilkinsburg in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

7 Mile Stone

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024

1. 7 Mile Stone Marker

Inscription.
Set 1815
North side of Penn Ave.
109 ft. west of Hay St.
Moved to
present location - 1942

Erected by Wilkinsburg Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.

Location. 40° 26.595′ N, 79° 53.162′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Wilkinsburg. It is on Ross Avenue east of Hay Street, on the left when traveling east. Ross Avenue is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Ross Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Wilkinsburg Korea Vietnam Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Wilkinsburg (Pa.) Railroad Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Mulberry Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Crescent Apartments (approx. ¼ mile away); Frank Conrad (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Whitehall (approx. half a mile away); Honor Bilt Home, "The Fullerton", 1924 (approx. half a mile away); Old Heidelberg Apts. (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Marker and 7 Mile Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024

2. Marker and 7 Mile Stone

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024

3. 7 Mile Stone Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.