Export in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Export
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
1. Export Marker
first export coal mined in this territory
Founded 1912
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 40° 24.931′ N, 79° 36.949′ W. Marker is in Export, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Kennedy Avenue just east of Webster Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6117 Kennedy Avenue, Export PA 15632, 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 (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Export (approx. 0.4 miles away); Export Pennsylvania (approx. 0.4 miles away); Export and Community Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Frank A. Kapusta American Legion Post 858 and Gary L. Wuslich Family Export Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Export (approx. half a mile away); J. M. "Buster" Norris (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Export (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bushy Run (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Export.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
2. Export Marker
View is looking west.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
