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Unity Township near Latrobe in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin

 
 
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015
1. Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin Marker
Inscription. Which served as the first Catholic Parish Church of western Pennsylvania. The property was bought by the Reverend Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M. First pastor of the congregation, April 16, 1790.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1887.
 
Location. 40° 17.584′ N, 79° 24.02′ W. Marker is near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is in Unity Township. It can be reached from Monastery Road. Marker is located to the right of Saint Vincent Basilica, on the campus of Saint Vincent College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Latrobe PA 15650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Laurel Highlands and 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B. (within shouting distance of this marker); Saint Vincent (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Saint Vincent Gristmill and Westlands (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Vincent Shaft Veterans Monument (approx. half a mile away); Twelve Mile Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Xavier's (approx. 1.1 miles away); Unity Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Unity Chapel (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Latrobe.
 
Also see . . .  Saint Vincent College. (Submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 4, 2015
2. Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 4, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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