Near Sharpsville in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011
1. Pennsylvania Marker
Birthplace of
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
and
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
Location. 41° 18.639′ N, 80° 31.086′ W. Marker is near Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on Tamarack Road (Pennsylvania Route 718) 0.1 miles south of Hartford Road, on the right when traveling east. Located just across the PA border from Ohio. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsville PA 16150, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Erie Extension Canal (approx. 3.8 miles away); Sharpsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.1 miles away); Albert Bushnell Hart (approx. 5 miles away); a different marker also named Erie Extension Canal (approx. 5 miles away); Second Oakland Avenue Bridge (approx. 5½ miles away); This Bell
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Other markers no longer nearby. Pennsylvania (was approx. 5.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Underground Railroad (was approx. 5.9 miles away in Ohio but has been confirmed missing); Our Founder Judge Samuel C. Hinckley (was approx. 5.9 miles away in Ohio but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . William Penn at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011
2. Pennsylvania Marker
Looking east on PA Route 718.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
