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Greensburg in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Greensburg

 
 
Greensburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
1. Greensburg Marker
Inscription.
Named for
General Nathanael Green
Patriot

Founded 1785

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
 
Location. 40° 18.141′ N, 79° 33.611′ W. Marker is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on West Pittsburgh just east of James Street, on the right when traveling east. West Pittsburgh Street is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 750 West Pittsburgh Street, Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton (approx. 0.4 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Toll House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mother Ann Regina Ennis (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mother M. Aloysia Lowe (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Train Station at Greensburg (approx. Ύ mile away); Southwest Greensburg Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.
 
Greensburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 1, 2025
2. Greensburg Marker
View is looking east.
Greensburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 20, 2019
3. Greensburg Marker
Shortly after reinstallation by Keystone Marker Trust Board Member Mike Wintermantel.
Greensburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 25, 2016
4. Greensburg Marker
Before restoration.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.   3, 4. submitted on April 23, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Jul. 14, 2026