Darlington Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Pig Lady
Legends & Lore
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 31, 2025
1. The Pig Lady Marker
Erected 2024 by The Pennsylvania Center for Folklore - William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 178.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women.
Location. 40° 47.948′ N, 80° 28.562′ W. Marker is in Darlington, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is in Darlington Township. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road and Cannelton Road, on the right when traveling south on Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darlington PA 16115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also 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: Cannelton (here, next to this marker); The White Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Foulks Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Foulks-Martin-Watts Mill and Bridge (approx. one mile away); Elder's Mills (approx. 1½ miles away); Chartered In 1798 (approx. 2.6 miles away); South Beaver Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Buttonwood (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darlington.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 31, 2025
2. The Pig Lady Marker
Cannelton marker is to the left.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
