Near Ohioville in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Smiths Ferry
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011
1. Smiths Ferry Marker
Oil boom town in 1860s-1870s. Oil shipped here on trains and river boats from wells in the Upper Dry Run and Island Run oilfields. Town had a hotel store post office and train station. All gone today. Rockport School remains. Neaby Glasgow had oil refineries.
Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list.
Location. 40° 38.842′ N, 80° 30.148′ W. Marker is near Ohioville, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Midland Road (Pennsylvania Route 68/168) and Smiths Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east on Midland Road. Located across Midland Road from Smiths Ferry Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midland PA 15059, 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: Georgetown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Down The Ohio (approx. 0.4 miles away); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Georgetown Veterans Memorial
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Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on July 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 3, 2011
2. Smiths Ferry Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,425 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
