Crescent Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Allegheny County
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 8, 2015
1. Allegheny County Marker
Dedicated Sept. 24, 1988.
Erected 1988 by Crescent-Shousetown Area Historical Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is September 24, 1879.
Location. 40° 33.458′ N, 80° 13.085′ W. Marker is in Crescent Township, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and Ferry Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crescent PA 15046, 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 the Ohio River Valley, 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: Crescent Township Honor Roll (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Shousetown Honor Roll (about 700 feet away); Peter Shouse (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Crescent Township Honor Roll (about 700 feet away); General James O'Hara (about 800 feet away); Stoops Ferry-Shousetown Road (about 800 feet away); Shousetown Boatyard (about 800 feet away); Shousetown Cemetery Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away).
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 8, 2015
2. Allegheny County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
