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

Bruin

 
 
Bruin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 17, 2021
1. Bruin Marker
Inscription.
Named for Bear Creek
Founded
1834

 
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 1834.
 
Location. 41° 3.419′ N, 79° 43.607′ W. Marker is in Bruin, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is on Main Street south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bruin PA 16022, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as
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the crow flies: Parker (approx. 3 miles away); Parker, Pennsylvania (approx. 3.6 miles away); Parker's Landing Petroglyphs (approx. 4.2 miles away); Rural Electrification (approx. 4.4 miles away); Erie to Pittsburgh Trail (approx. 6.2 miles away); Foxburg (approx. 6.2 miles away); F.H. Ball Steam Engine (approx. 6.3 miles away); Brady's Bend Works (approx. 6.6 miles away).
 
Bruin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 17, 2021
2. Bruin Marker
Bruin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel
3. Bruin Marker
Before repairs and repainting by KMT Board Member Mike Wintermantel
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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