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

Wallace City

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. Wallace City Marker

Inscription. 1890-1902 this area was part of an oil boom town with wells yielding up to 45,000 barrels daily. A spurline from a railroad running through Crows Run served the oil field.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 40.315′ N, 80° 11.614′ W. Marker is near Freedom, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Dunlap Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 989) and Ridgewood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Dunlap Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freedom PA 15042, 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

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); "Our Boys" of Conway (approx. 2½ miles away); Conway Railroad Yards (approx. 2½ miles away); Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden (approx. 2.7 miles away); Vicary House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Mildred Arbutina Pappas (approx. 3.1 miles away); Captain William Vicary Mansion (approx. 3.1 miles away); Baden Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Freedom.

More about this marker. Marker is hidden amongst pine trees, not easy to see.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on November 13, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. Wallace City Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,970 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.