Evans City in Butler County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Night of the Living Dead
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025
1. Night of the Living Dead Marker
Night of the Living Dead was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999 for being a "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant part of American cinema. It was due to budgetary limitations that its makers eschewed the use of exotic locations and color photography. Instead, they depicted the rural Pennsylvania countryside in stark black & white imagery effectively bringing the movie's nightmarish premise into the audiences' own backyard, and thus, the modern horror film was born.
The determination of Romero and his colleagues to locally produce a feature-length motion picture ultimately led the way for Pittsburgh to become one of the major film production hot spots in the United States.
[Caption:]
In the Evans City Cemetery filming the opening scenes. The chapel is the last remaining structure and a restoration was completed in 2014.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1999.
Location. 40° 46.067′ N, 80° 3.696′ W. Marker is in Evans City, Pennsylvania, in Butler County. It is at the
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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: A different marker also named Night of the Living Dead (here, next to this marker); The Crazies (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Night of the Living Dead (here, next to 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
Photographed by Craig Doda, October 19, 2025
2. Night of the Living Dead 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 79 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.
