Hookstown in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hookstown
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 13, 2015
1. Hookstown Marker
Hook-Pioneer Family
Founded
1797
Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 40° 35.886′ N, 80° 28.385′ W. Marker is in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 168) and Mill Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hookstown PA 15050, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mill Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Early Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver County Pennsylvania (approx. 1.8 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Served (approx. 2.8 miles away); Midland Education (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cooks Ferry (approx. 3.2 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Penna - Virginia Boundary (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hookstown.
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2017
2. Hookstown Marker
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 112 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
