Evans City in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Crazies

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025

1. The Crazies Marker

Inscription.
Five years after filming Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero returned to Evans City to produce his fourth feature film. Released in 1973, The Crazies (a.k.a. Code Name: Trixie) depicts the military takeover of a small American town in an effort to quarantine its citizens after a biological weapon causing madness and death is accidentally released into the town's water supply. Shot entirely on location, the film features most of Evans City's major landmarks as well as many of its local residents as extras, portraying the "crazies." Though not a box office success upon its initial release, The Crazies helped to solidify Evans City's place as a filming location in popular cinema and was remade in 2010 as a big-budget Hollywood feature film.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1973.

Location. 40° 46.065′ N, 80° 3.699′ W. Marker is in Evans City, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of South Washington Street and Center Alley, on the right when traveling north on South Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 S Washington St, Evans City PA 16033, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

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 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: Night of the Living Dead (here, next to this marker); a different

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marker also named Night of the Living Dead (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Night of the Living Dead (a few steps from this marker); Evans City (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated To Our Fallen Heroes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Evans City Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Harmony-Evans City Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Evans City Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Evans City.

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025

2. The Crazies Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 78 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.