New Alexandria in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
New Alexandria
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
1. New Alexandria Marker
Alexandria on Juniata River
Founded
1832
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.
Location. 40° 23.78′ N, 79° 25.76′ W. Marker is in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on Pittsburgh - Buffalo Highway (U.S. 22) east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8213 Pittsburgh - Buffalo Highway, New Alexandria PA 15670, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas F. Gallagher (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Alexandria Memorial Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Simpson Voting House (approx. 2½ miles away); Fort Elder (approx. 2½ miles away); Hauling Coal From Salem #2 (approx. 2.8 miles away); Crabtree War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hannastown Honor Roll (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Alexandria.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 15, 2025
2. New Alexandria Marker
View is looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on September 6, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
