Seward in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Seward Area Memorial Park
Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
1. Seward Area Memorial Park Marker
Carol Gigliotti
In honor of Alfred Furst
January 1996
Erected 2000 by Seward Area Recreation Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1996.
Location. 40° 24.934′ N, 79° 1.45′ W. Marker is in Seward, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Indiana Street and 7th Street, on the left when traveling east on Indiana Street. Marker is located in the southwestern corner of Seward Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 Indiana Street, Seward PA 15954, 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seward Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Pennsylvania Keystone Markers (approx. 3½ miles away); New Florence (approx. 3½ miles away); Laurel Hill Iron Furnace (approx. 3.8 miles away); a different marker also named New Florence (approx. 4 miles away); Grace Lutheran Church Bell (approx. 4.4 miles away); Robinson War Memorial (approx. 6.2 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. John B McCormick
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 12, 2025
2. Seward Area Memorial Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
