Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Monaca Riverfront Park
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
1. Monaca Riverfront Park Marker
Monica Riverfront Park
Borough of Monaca
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The Borough of Monaca began as a tract of land known as "Appetite" given by a land grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on September 5, 1787 to Colonel Ephraim Blaine who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. In the years to follow, many land transactions ensued resulting in the gradual division of Appetite to become incorporated as Phillipsburg on March 6, 1840. Due to a conflict with a community in Pennsylvania of the same name, the name was changed on September 20, 1892 to Monaca, derived from Monacatootha (meaning "Great Arrow"), an Oneida warrior chief who was a strong friend of the English and leader of the Iroquois Confederacy.
The first pump house to provide Monaca with public water service was constructed in 1895 and served a population of 1,494. The structure seen today was completed in 1940 as a project of the Work Projects Administration (WPA) under the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and houses the first pump house. The WPA was a program to put Americans to work following the Great Depresion. The stone retaining walls, bandstand and grotto were also constructed through the WPA on this site.
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 6, 1840.
Location. 40° 41.625′ N, 80° 17.082′ W. Marker is in Monaca, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 6th Street, on the right when traveling west on Atlantic Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 633 Atlantic Avenue, Monaca PA 15061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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: New Philadelphia Society (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 700 feet away); Site of Thiel College (about 800 feet away); Water Cure Sanitorium (approx. 0.2 miles away); About River Transit ... (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lewis and Clark (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spanning the Waters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Industry Along the Banks (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monaca.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 20, 2026
2. Monaca Riverfront Park Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 24, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
