Blairsville in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania Mainline Canal Port of Blairsville
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
1. Pennsylvania Mainline Canal Port of Blairsville Marker
The Kiskimenetas-Conemaugh Line was part of first transportation system to connect Philadelphia and Pittsburgh (1829-1863). Passenger and freight boats entered the slack water West of this marker.
Erected 2024 by Blairsville Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 40° 25.844′ N, 79° 16.072′ W. Marker is in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is at the intersection of West Market Street and North Liberty Street, on the right when traveling west on West Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West Market Street, Blairsville PA 15717, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fugitive Slave Rescue (within shouting distance of this marker); Blairsville Area Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Kidnapping of Richard Newman (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bridges Over Conemaugh River at Blairsville (about 500 feet away); Samuel McCune Safehouse (about 500 feet away); Chester C. Davis and the Kidnapping of 1858 (about 800 feet away); St. Peter's Episcopal Church and Rectory
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
2. Pennsylvania Mainline Canal Port of Blairsville Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
