Near Republic in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Penn-Craft

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2012

1. Penn-Craft Marker

Inscription. This experimental community for coal miners unemployed during the Depression was developed, 1937-43, by the American Friends Service Committee. On the 200-acre tract, fifty families built their stone houses, a cooperative store, and a knitting factory. A model for other self-help projects elsewhere, Penn-Craft was a successful example of the back-to-the-land movement of the 1930s.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 39° 57.58′ N, 79° 54.842′ W. Marker is near Republic, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is at the intersection of Penncraft Road and Penncraft Circle 2, on the right when traveling east on Penncraft Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Republic PA 15475, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

It is also

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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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ferries (approx. 2.6 miles away); Crucible World War II Honor Roll (approx. 2.8 miles away); Coal Towns (approx. 2.8 miles away); Crucible Mine (approx. 3 miles away); Early Coal Mining (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Republic.

Also see . . .
1. Penn-Craft - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on September 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Penn-Craft marking 65 years of self-help.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2012

2. Penn-Craft Marker

August 18, 2002, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article. (Submitted on September 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 22, 2012

3. Penn-Craft Marker

Damage to PHMC logo on west face

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.