North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

19 West Main

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

1. 19 West Main Marker

Inscription.
1892-1906 North East Cash Store
1906-1909 Bosler & Couse Dept. Store
1909-1914 Bosler & Couse + Charles Melchor, Jeweler
1914-1915 Bosler & Couse + Shelley's Grocery
1919-1925 Bosler & Couse + White Millinery
1926-1932 Bosler & Couse Dept. Store
1933-1949 Felmeden's Shoe Store
1940-1949 Kopcke's Clothiers
1949-2000 National Bank of North East
2002-2010 Mercyhurst North East
2012-2013 Rizzo's on the Park Restaurant
2014-2018 Cork 1794 Restaurant
2018- Skunk & Goat Tavern

Erected 2022 by The North East Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1794.

Location. 42° 12.939′ N, 79° 50.13′ W. Marker is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 20) west of South Lake Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 West Main Street, North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater

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Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 17 West Main (a few steps from this marker); 11, 13 & 15 West Main (a few steps from this marker); Shawn Giles (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Erected to the Memory of the Defenders of Our Country and Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); 7 West Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 17 & 19 South Lake Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North East.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

2. 19 West Main Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.