New Florence in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania Keystone Markers

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

1. Pennsylvania Keystone Markers Marker

Inscription.
New Florence
Ligonier - 15 and Seward - 5
Markers were placed at a municipality to tell travelers how far it was to the next municipality on main state routes. One marker is located here at the borough line and the other is on Route 711 at the Furnace Lane line.

Restored by Laurel Valley Area Historical Society

Erected 2021 by New Florence Residents.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list.

Location. 40° 22.673′ N, 79° 4.152′ W. Marker is in New Florence, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on 13th Street (Pennsylvania Route 711) 0.1 miles west of Boswell Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 236 13th Street, New Florence PA 15944, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and

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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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Florence (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named New Florence (approx. half a mile away); Laurel Hill Iron Furnace (approx. 0.9 miles away); Seward Area Memorial Park (approx. 3½ miles away); Seward Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Robinson War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Bolivar Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Florence.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Furnace Lane line Keystone Marker referenced in the text.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025

2. Pennsylvania Keystone Markers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 14, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.