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

Mill Creek

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

1. Mill Creek Marker

Inscription. Mill Creek was an important part of pioneer life during the early settlement of Hookstown and the surrounding area. Numerous saw mills, woolen mills and grain mills utilized the water power of Mill Creek to operate, thus the basis for its name.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list.

Location. 40° 35.601′ N, 80° 28.57′ W. Marker is near Hookstown, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It can be reached from Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 168). Located in Mill Creek Recreational Park, at end of sidewalk near ballfield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hookstown PA 15050, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hookstown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Early Methodist Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Site of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver County Pennsylvania (approx. 1½ miles away); Midland Education

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(approx. 3.2 miles away); The Penna - Virginia Boundary (approx. 3.4 miles away); Georgetown (approx. 3.4 miles away); Georgetown Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hookstown.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

2. Mill Creek Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

3. Mill Creek

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 25, 2012

4. Mill Creek

Located behind a chain link fence in park.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,061 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 25, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.