Near Freedom in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wallace City

By Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. Wallace City Marker

Inscription. 1890-1902 this area was part of an oil boom town with wells yielding up to 45,000 barrels daily. A spurline from a railroad running through Crows Run served the oil field.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Beaver County (PA) Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation marker series.

Location. 40° 40.315′ N, 80° 11.614′ W. Marker is near Freedom, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker is at the intersection of Dunlap Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 989) and Ridgewood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Dunlap Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Freedom PA 15042, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Conway Railroad Yards (approx. 2½ miles away); Vicary House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Trinity Evangelical Lutheran (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Peter's Lutheran Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Saint Matthew's Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Freedom Boat Yards (approx. 3.2 miles away); Boyhood Home of Henry Mancini (approx. 3.4 miles away); Logstown (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Freedom.

More about this marker.

By Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. Wallace City Marker

Marker is hidden amongst pine trees, not easy to see.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Marker Program (Submitted on November 13, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.