Beaver Falls in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Beaver Falls
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2016
1. Beaver Falls Marker
Falls of the Beaver River
Founded
1792
Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 40° 46.707′ N, 80° 19.481′ W. Marker is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of 4th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18) and 37th Street, on the right when traveling south on 4th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver Falls PA 15010, 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: Geneva College (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Beaver Falls American Legion War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); The Carnegie Library (approx. 1.7 miles away); Joe Namath (approx. 1.7 miles away); Homewood (approx. 2.2 miles away); Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver Falls.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 19, 2016
2. Beaver Falls Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 12, 2015
3. Beaver Falls Marker
Before repainting by KMT Board Member Mike Wintermantel.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
