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° 24.942′ N, 79° 37.397′ W. Marker is in Export, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Washington Avenue north of Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5950 Washington 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: Export Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); Export and Community Honor Roll (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank A. Kapusta American Legion Post 858 and Gary L. Wuslich Family Export Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); J. M. "Buster" Norris (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Export (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Export (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Export (approx. half a mile away); Forbes Road (approx. 2.2 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 north.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
