Vinegar Hill in Indiana in Indiana County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Vinegar Hill

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

1. Vinegar Hill Marker

Inscription.

The name long associated with the slight promontory above Indiana, related to both an old apple orchard once on the site and visually similar to a famous battle site of the Irish rebellion. Legendary film icon and military hero James Stewart (1908-1997) was raised in the red brick house at the top of the steps. Stewart and his father regularly used the stairs to reach the family hardware store. Stewart received an Oscar for his role in "The Philadelphia Story." He flew 20 combat missions during WWII; retired as brigadier general and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985.

Erected by Jimmy Stewart Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.

Location. 40° 37.473′ N, 79° 9.195′ W. Marker is in Indiana, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County. It is in Vinegar Hill. It can be reached from North 7th Street. Marker is near the top of the pedestrian staircase that runs up the hill from 7th and Water Streets to the continuation of 7th Street, adjacent to the Jimmy Stewart Boyhood Home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 North 7th 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 original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jimmy Stewart Island (within shouting distance of this

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marker); COVID-19 Pandemic Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Property of William & Charlotte Banks (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Indiana County Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients (about 700 feet away); James S. Nance, Jr. (about 700 feet away); Peter Sutton's Tavern, 1806 (about 700 feet away); The Stewart Hardware (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indiana.

Also see . . . The Jimmy Stewart Museum, Indiana PA. (Submitted on August 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

2. Vinegar Hill Marker

View South into Downtown from Top of Vinegar Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

3. View South into Downtown from Top of Vinegar Hill

Jimmy Stewart Boyhood Home on Vinegar Hill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 11, 2025

4. Jimmy Stewart Boyhood Home on Vinegar Hill

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 15, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.