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

"Freedom Road"

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

1. Freedom Road Marker

Inscription. In search of freedom, men and women brought from the South by the "Underground Railroad" settled near here about 1825 and later. After 1850, most of them went on to Canada. Their cemetery, still in use, lies a short distance above the road.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 41° 20.114′ N, 80° 5.849′ W. Marker is in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on Lakeview School Road (U.S. 62) 0.4 miles south of Walnut Street (Pennsylvania Route 845), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stoneboro PA 16153, 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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Memories of Fred Houser" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stoneboro World War II Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stoneboro Memorial Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); World War Honor Roll (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Sandy Lake Honor Roll - World War II (approx. 1.2 miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jackson Township & Vicinity Honor Roll (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stoneboro.

Also see . . . Freedom Road - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History.com (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

2. Freedom Road Marker

Freedom Road Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

3. Freedom Road Cemetery

Unknown Slave Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

4. Unknown Slave Grave Marker

In Freedom Road Cemetery

Polk Grave Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

5. Polk Grave Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,708 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.