Near Driftwood in Cameron County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tom Mix

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 30, 2014

1. Tom Mix Marker

Inscription. The famous cowboy star of cinema and circus was born here, January 6, 1880. A soldier during the Spanish-American War, he won renown for his "wild west" roles in hundreds of motion pictures - both silent and sound - between 1910 and 1935. Tom Mix died in an auto accident in Arizona on October 12, 1940.

Erected 1955 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1880.

Location. 41° 20.415′ N, 78° 11.324′ W. Marker is near Driftwood, Pennsylvania, in Cameron County. It is on Low Grade Road (Pennsylvania Route 555) 2.1 miles west of Castle Garden Road, on the right when traveling east. Located on a pulloff across the river from Tom Mix's birthplace. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Driftwood PA 15832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "The Bucktails" (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bucktails Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pepper Hill Fire of 1938 (approx. 6.4 miles away); a different marker

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also named Sinnemahoning Path (approx. 8.7 miles away); Allegheny Portage (approx. 11.7 miles away); Railroads (approx. 11.8 miles away); M551A1 Sheridan (approx. 11.9 miles away); Sylvania (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Driftwood.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sinnemahoning Path (was approx. 3.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. The marker has been moved from Mix's birthplace on Tom Mix Lane to its current location. The Tom Mix Museum has closed and no remnant of it remains.

Also see . . .
1. Tom Mix. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on September 1, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Tom Mix memory fades in Cameron County. Bradford Era website entry (Submitted on September 1, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Herbert A. French, May 21, 1925

2. Tom Mix

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 30, 2014

3. Tom Mix Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,599 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 1, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of marker in original location at the Tom Mix birthplace. • Can you help?