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

Old West School House

Photographed by Jay Stern, June 29, 2014

1. Old West School House Marker

Inscription. Built about 1800. Here many early families received their first education. Restored as the Girl Scout Little House by Girl Scouts of Uniontown in 1939. Placed by the Albert Gallatin Chapter, U.S.D. 1812

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 39° 54.014′ N, 79° 43.738′ W. Marker is in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on West South Street 0.1 miles west of Morgantown Road, on the left when traveling west. 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 walking distance of this marker: Trinity United Presbyterian Church World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Sense Of History (about 400 feet away); "I Sat In Front…" (about 400 feet away); George and Friends (about 500 feet away); Choosing A Career (about 500 feet away); The Middle Years (about 500 feet away); George Catlett Marshall (about 500 feet away); A Solid Foundation (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Uniontown.

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Photographed by Jay Stern, June 29, 2014

2. Old West School House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2014, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,023 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2014, by Jay Stern of Connellsville, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.