Stonycreek Township near Shanksville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shanksville
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
1. Shanksville Marker
Early settler
Christian Shank
Founded 1803
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 1803.
Location. 40° 0.991′ N, 78° 55.076′ W. Marker is near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is in Stonycreek Township. It is on Stutzmantown Road (Pennsylvania Route 1001) 0.3 miles east of Weigle Road (Local Route 696), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 687 Stutzmantown Road, Friedens PA 15541, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Never Forget Flight 93 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Welcome To Shanksville United Methodist Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Somerset County Bridge No. 65 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Flight 93 Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away); Crash Site and Debris Field (approx. 2½ miles away); Welcome to the Memorial Plaza (approx. 2½ miles away); America Attacked (approx. 2½ miles away); Since September 11 (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shanksville.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 18, 2026
2. Shanksville Marker
View is looking east.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
