Ford City in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Liberty Tree Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025

1. Liberty Tree Memorial

Inscription.
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree": Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act. From that day forward, that elm became known as the "Liberty Tree.” It stood in silent witness to countless meetings, speeches and celebrations, and often served as the rallying place for the Sons of Liberty. In August of 1775, as a last act of violence prior to their evacuation of Boston, British soldiers cut it down because it bore the name “Liberty.”

Elm Research Institute
Harrisville, NH 03450

Erected 1996.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1765.

Location. 40° 46.177′ N, 79° 31.949′ W. Marker is in Ford City, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on 4th Avenue north of 8th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Ford City Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 4th Avenue, Ford City PA 16226, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Ford City Anniversary (a few steps from this marker); Ford City Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); German World War II Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); John B. Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ford City Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pittsburgh Plate Glass Ford City Works (about 400 feet away); The Flood That Changed Ford City (about 500 feet away); Ford City / Armstrong Trail (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ford City.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 3, 2025

2. Liberty Tree Memorial

Marker is located at the base of the tree in the lower center of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.