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Zelienople in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Zelie Park

 
 
Zelie Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sam Skeen, June 24, 2025
1. Zelie Park Marker
Inscription. In honor of Zelie Bass Passavant 1786-1871 Who with her husband Philip Louis Passavant, gave the land to the Village of Zelienople on November 29, 1816 for "divers good causes" Dedicated Nov. 20, 1986
 
Erected 1986.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is November 29, 1816.
 
Location. 40° 47.829′ N, 80° 8.249′ W. Marker is in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 19) and West Grandview Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Zelienople PA 16063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Zelienople Veterans Memorials (within shouting distance of this marker); Zelienople Great War Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Zelienople World War II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); The Strand Theater (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Latshaw Building (about 400 feet away); Zehner Building (about 400 feet away); The Kaufman Tavern (about 600 feet away); Bakery / Isaly's (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zelienople.
 
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Zelie Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025
2. Zelie Park Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sam Skeen of State College, Pennsylvania.   2. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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