Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025
1. Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial Marker
On this site was located the hardware store
owned and operated by Alexander M. Stewart,
father of the famous actor, James Stewart
Erected 1975 by S & T Bank.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.
Location. 40° 37.369′ N, 79° 9.305′ W. Marker is in Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It can be reached from Philadelphia Street. The sundial was located at the approximate geocoords, where the former Stewart Hardware was located, but the address is for the Jimmy Stewart Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 835 Philadelphia Street, Indiana PA 15701, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Stewart Hardware (a few steps from this marker); James S. Nance, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Indiana County (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Indiana County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Indiana County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); James Maitland Stewart (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.
More about this marker. The sundial marker is currently (2025) located in the ground floor entrance lobby, by the elevator leading to the Jimmy Stewart Museum on the public library building's third floor, at 835 Philadelphia Street.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025
2. Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025
3. Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025
4. Stewart Hardware Memorial Sundial Information
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. An "historical" photo showing the actual 1975-2005 location of the sundial at 800 Philadelphia Street. • Can you help?
