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

Patterson Heights Incline

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. Patterson Heights Incline Marker

Inscription. Operated between January 19, 1896 and 1927. One of the shortest and most unusual trolley car lines in the United States. The line operated with one car built by J.G. Brill of Philadelphia. A dummy car counterbalanced by scrap metal ran on a parallel track.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 19, 1821.

Location. 40° 44.525′ N, 80° 19.323′ W. Marker is in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Ross Hill Road and Hillside Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Ross Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver Falls PA 15010, 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: Union Drawn Steel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chinese Workers in Beaver Falls (approx. ¼ mile away); New Brighton (approx. half a mile away); Pennsylvania Canal System (approx. half a mile away); Patterson Heights (approx. 0.6 miles away); Underground Railroad

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Patterson Heights (approx. 0.6 miles away); Joe Namath (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver Falls.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. Patterson Heights Incline 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 2,114 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.