Near Darlington in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

McMinn Mill

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. McMinn Mill Marker

Inscription. Site of one of the first mills built on the Little Beaver River. Erected by Robert and Mary McMinn in 1796-1797. Mary was said to be the first white woman to settle in the Darlington area following the treaty with the Indians in 1795.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.

Location. 40° 49.563′ N, 80° 24.694′ W. Marker is near Darlington, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of New Galilee Road and Haney Road, on the right when traveling south on New Galilee Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darlington PA 16115, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mount Plesant Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); New Galilee (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Galilee World War Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile

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away); New Galilee Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Little Beaver V.F.W. Memorial Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); First Permanent Structure of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Darlington (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darlington.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. McMinn Mill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.