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

Toll House

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

1. Toll House Marker

Inscription. Site of toll house of the Stoyestown-Greensburg Turnpike Road Company The turnpike, a section of the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh road, was completed in 1819 at a cost of about $6,000 a mile. State took over the turnpike in 1911.

Erected 1955 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1819.

Location. 40° 18.174′ N, 79° 31.828′ W. Marker is in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of East Pittsburgh Street (Pennsylvania Route 130) and Stark Street, on the right when traveling west on East Pittsburgh Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensburg PA 15601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands

and in Greater Pittsburgh.

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 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: Richard Coulter (approx. 0.6 miles away); General St. Clair Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); The First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greensburg's Original Community Building (approx. 0.7 miles away); General Nathanael Greene (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different

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marker also named First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg (approx. 0.7 miles away); Arthur Saint Clair (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensburg.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011

2. Toll House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 728 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.