Near Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Saint Clair Hollow
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
1. St. Clair Hollow Marker
The source of this hollow is a large spring two miles south, where General Saint Clair, in a log cabin, spent his last days.
He was,
A Major General in the American Revolution.
President of the Continental Congress.
First Governor of the Northwestern Territory.
A pioneer ironmaster in western Pennsylvania.
Born 1736 - Died 1818
Buried in Greensburg
Erected 1927.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1736.
Location. 40° 17.121′ N, 79° 19.252′ W. Marker is near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) and St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ligonier PA 15658, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Arthur Saint Clair (here, next to this marker); The Johnston House at Kingston (approx. 1.2 miles away); Johnston House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to Youngstown (approx. 2.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial
this page online
Also see . . . Arthur St. Clair at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2011
2. St. Clair Hollow Marker
To the left of the PHMC marker
Photographed by Charles Willson Peale-American Painter, 1782
3. Arthur St. Clair Portrait
Current location Independence National Historical Park , Philadelphia
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,222 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
