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

Fayette Campus

Penn State University

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 23, 2014

1. Fayette Campus Marker

Inscription. In 1964 Fayette County leaders headed by Orville and Robert Eberly approached Penn State about opening a local campus and began a campaign to raise funds to support the project. University trustee J. Lewis Williams also backed the effort and a temporary campus was established in Uniontown. A permanent campus opened on this site in 1968 with the completion of the Eberly Building, a landmark to the family's vision for Penn State Fayette.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania State University series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.

Location. 39° 56.821′ N, 79° 39.445′ W. Marker is near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It can be reached from University Drive (U.S. 119). Marker is located at the Eberly Building on the Fayette Campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Uniontown PA 15401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Connellsville Coke Region (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Meason House (approx. half a mile away); Gist's Plantation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lemont Furnace Honor Roll (approx.

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2.2 miles away); In Honor of Those Who Serve - For God and Country (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named In Honor of Those Who Serve - For God and Country (approx. 2.8 miles away); Dunbar Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Also see . . . Penn State, Fayette, The Eberly Campus. (Submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 23, 2014

2. Fayette Campus Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.