Mount Pleasant Township in Norvelt in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Norvelt

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

1. Norvelt Marker

Inscription. Originally called "Westmoreland Homesteads," Norvelt was established April 13, 1934, by the federal government as part of a New Deal homestead project. With 250 homes, Norvelt provided housing, work, and a community environment to unemployed workers and their families during the Great Depression. It was renamed "Norvelt" in 1937 in honor of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her interest in the project.

Erected 2002 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • Women. In addition, it is included in the Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 13, 1883.

Location. 40° 12.565′ N, 79° 29.847′ W. Marker is in Norvelt, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is on Mt Pleasant Road 0.1 miles north of Iris Lane, on the right when traveling north. Located at Norvelt Fire Department. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norvelt PA 15674, United States of America.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norvelt Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Adam Fisher Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Armbrust Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Armbrust Honor Roll (approx. 3 miles away); A Memorial to Civil War (approx. 3.4 miles away); Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works (approx. 3.7 miles away); 9/11 Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Sgt Stephen J. Siko Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norvelt.

Also see . . . Norvelt - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2012

2. Norvelt Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,002 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.