Chartiers Township near Washington in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Richfol Shelter

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 12, 2020

1. Richfol Shelter Marker

Inscription.
One of the interurban's advantages over the train with which it competed was its frequent stops, either in recognition of heavy patronage or as a result of the farmer's negotiating ability in writing the lease for the right-of-way.

After Pittsburgh Railways opened its new line to Washington in 1909, Richfol shelter was built to serve the busy Standard Tin Plate factory in Canonsburg's east end; the stop was named after two of the firms's senior managers.

The structure served there until the end of trolley service in 1953 and then became a school bus waiting station several miles away. Thirty years later, a local businessman donated the badly deteriorated shelter to the museum, where it was carefully restored to the fine condition you see today.

Erected by Pennsylvania Trolley Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 40° 12.408′ N, 80° 15.291′ W. Marker is near Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Chartiers Township. It can be reached from the intersection of Museum Road. Marker is on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Admission fee required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26 Museum Rd, Washington PA 15301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: West Shelter (a few steps from this marker); A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. half a mile away); Korea (approx. 1.8 miles away); Community Honor Roll (approx. 1.8 miles away); Vietnam (approx. 1.8 miles away); Washington (approx. 2.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Washington (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. 25 Ton G.E. Diesel-Electric Locomotive 89 (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. (Submitted on September 10, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)