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

7 East Main

Photographed by Bradley Owen, July 2, 2026

1. 7 East Main Marker

Inscription.
1886-1893 Cole's Cash Grocery
1893-1894 C.H. Durham Grocery
1894-1895 Archie D. Phillips Grocery
1895-1896 W.A. Knowlton's Grocery
1898-1899 North East Bakery
1901-1905 Ottaway Brothers' Grocery
1905-1907 W.A. Ottaway Grocery
1908-1913 Ottaway & Short Grocery
1913-1916 Skellie & Co. Grocery
1916-1924 J.J. Pettit & Co. Grocery
1925-1926 M.J. Crowther Grocery
1926-1929 Wing-Willi Star Grocery
1929-1950 A&P Combination Store
1950-1995 G.C. Murphy Department Store
1996-2016 Common Ground Youth Center
2021- Auxano One

Erected 2021 by The North East Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 42° 12.96′ N, 79° 50.054′ W. Marker is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 20) east of South Lake Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 East Main Street, North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater 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: 5 East Main (here, next to this marker); 3 East Main (a few steps from this marker); 1 East Main

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(a few steps from this marker); 2 & 6 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 8 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 10 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 12 East Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 6 & 8 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, July 2, 2026

2. 7 East Main Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 2 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.