Georgetown in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Georgetown
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 22, 2018
1. Georgetown Marker
Gen'l George Washington
Founded
1797
Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 40° 38.387′ N, 80° 29.989′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on 3rd Street east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in the lawn of the Georgetown Borough Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown PA 15043, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Georgetown Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); The Penna - Virginia Boundary (about 600 feet away); Down The Ohio (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Georgetown (approx. 0.2 miles away); Smiths Ferry (approx. half a mile away); The Sandy and Beaver Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Point of Beginning (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 22, 2018
2. Georgetown Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 25, 2011
3. Georgetown Marker
Before repairs and 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 139 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
