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

Warren County

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2015

1. Warren County Marker

Inscription. Formed March 12, 1800 from Allegheny and Lycoming counties. Named for General Joseph Warren, killed at Bunker Hill. Warren, the county seat, was laid out in 1795. Long known for its oil and timber operations, and site of the Cornplanter Indian Grant.

Erected 1981 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 12, 1864.

Location. 41° 50.89′ N, 79° 8.817′ W. Marker is in Warren, Pennsylvania, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Fourth Avenue (U.S. 62) and Market Street (U.S. 62), on the left when traveling west on Fourth Avenue. Located in front lawn of Warren County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 204 Fourth Avenue, Warren PA 16365, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

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 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: Struthers-Wetmore-Schimmelfeng House (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Street Kiosk (within shouting distance of this marker); Fourth Avenue Kiosk (within shouting distance of this marker); People in Early Warren (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis Arch (about 400 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); Struthers Library Building (about 700 feet away); Thomas Clemons (approx. 0.2 miles away); Third Avenue Kiosk (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warren.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2015

2. Warren County Marker

Warren County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2015

3. Warren County Courthouse

This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.