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

Greensboro

 
 
Greensboro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2013
1. Greensboro Marker
Inscription. On a site originally called "Delight" by Mingo Indians, Greensboro was founded by Elias Stone in 1790. It became prominent as a frontier-era industrial hub with Albert Gallatin's Glassworks and a number of pottery factories, and later as a commercial and transportation center on the Monongahela River.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceNative AmericansSettlements & SettlersWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.
 
Location. 39° 47.729′ N, 79° 54.707′ W. Marker is in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, in Greene County. Marker is at the intersection of Diamond Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on Diamond Street. Located at Mon View Park by the bike trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greensboro PA 15338, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Greensboro (about 500 feet away); Potters Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Greensboro (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Glassworks (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Cols. John & William Minor (approx.
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1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Old Glassworks (approx. 1.2 miles away); New Hope for Polluted Streams (approx. 1˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greensboro.
 
Greensboro Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, November 2, 2013
2. Greensboro Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 546 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on June 11, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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