Warren in Warren County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The "Point"... Yesterday and Today!

— Walkable Warren —

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

1. The "Point"... Yesterday and Today! Marker

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Walkable Warren
Walkable Warren is a local initiative intended to promote healthy lifestyles by encouraging foot travel and bicycling as alternative modes of travel in and around the City of Warren. Warren has a wealth of scenic landscapes, historic architecture, public parks, and trails, all worthy of being showcased and that are best experienced on foot or by bicycle. Recommended routes of travel between the Warren/North Warren Bike/Hike trail, core downtown and a few of our public parks are marked by Walkable Warren signage along our public streets. We encourage you to step out of the automobile as a source of travel and, instead, experience Walkable Warren on foot or by bicycle. Pedestrians should use the sidewalks. Bicyclists must obey all traffic laws.

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(Top left)
View of Second Avenue where it meets Pennsylvania Avenue (formerly Water Street) in 1868. The wood frame, two-story building behind the tree was one of the locations were early terms of court were held. The wood frame structures that line that side side of the block were later replaced with the brick buildings that stand today.

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The Beecher and Copeland Hardware Company occupied part of the brick Watson-Davis Building on "The Point."

(Top center)
Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (formerly Water Street) and Hickory Street in 1868. At the far end is "The Point", where Second Avenue meets Pennsylvania Avenue. The stock lumber in the foreground was used in building part of the 400 block of Pennsylvania avenue, west of the intersection. The Allegheny River is just beyond view on the right side of the photograph.

(Top right)
The "Point", as it appeared in the late 1880s. The building and others behind it, the Watson-Davis block, were destroyed in a February 1889 fire. They were replaced in 1891 by the buildings that stand today.

(Bottom left)
North end of the 1871 suspension bridge, and the original toll booth, during the flood of 1873. A full-size Allegheny Lumber Raft stands ready at right for departure down-river.

(Bottom middle left)
Tearing down the 1871 suspension bridge on completion of the concrete bridge on Hickory Street, 1918. The Soldiers and Sailors monument was erected in 1909.

(Bottom middle right)
During the Lumber Rafting

The "Point" Marker looking towards Soldiers and Sailors Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

2. The "Point" Marker looking towards Soldiers and Sailors Park

days, mooring rings were attached to the abutment of the Hickory Street "Suspension Bridge to secure the rafts until ready to make the journey down-river. When the 1871 Suspension Bridge was dismantled, the abutments were preserved and the north abutment now serves as the base for the concrete stage in Soldiers and Sailors Park across the avenue. The mooring ring pictured above can be viewed from the base of the steps leading to the Breeze Point Park area below.

(Bottom right)
The "Point" today with the recently added fountain.

The "Point"...yesterday and today!

Photos provided by: The Warren Public Library and The Warren County Historical Society

Erected by Lumber Heritage Region, Experience, Inc., Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Wilds.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 41° 50.684′ N, 79° 8.906′ W. Marker is in Warren, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue West (Business U.S. 6) and 2nd Avenue, on

The "Point" Marker at the fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

3. The "Point" Marker at the fountain

the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania Avenue West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 328 Pennsylvania Avenue W, Warren PA 16365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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: Soldiers and Sailors Park (within shouting distance of this marker); JAZz Amphitheatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Warren Suspension Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Celoron's Expedition (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lumber Rafting (about 500 feet away); Struthers Library Building

Monument Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

4. Monument Bridge

(about 600 feet away); In Honor (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warren.

Fountain at The "Point" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

5. Fountain at The "Point"

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 5. submitted on July 29, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.