Hastings in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hastings

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Hastings Marker

Inscription. Named for D.H. Hastings, Former Governor of Pennsylvania
Founded
1889

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 40° 39.925′ N, 78° 42.747′ W. Marker is in Hastings, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It can be reached from the intersection of Beaver Street and Cardinal Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hastings PA 16646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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

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8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hastings UMWA - District 2 Labor Chautauquas (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reilly's Colliery #1 (approx. 3½ miles away); Spangler (approx. 3½ miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Good Building (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.3 miles away); Dr. Lawrence F. Flick (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Cherry Tree Monument (approx. 6.4 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Governor Daniel Hartmen Hastings. PHMC website article (Submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Daniel Hartman Hastings at Findagrave.com. (Submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Hastings Marker

Governor Daniel Hartman Hastings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Capitol Preservation Committee and John Rudy Photography

3. Governor Daniel Hartman Hastings

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 113 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.