After filtering for Texas, 73 entries match your criteria.
Historical Markers and War Memorials in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Adjacent to Somerset County, Pennsylvania
▶ Bedford County (69) ▶ Cambria County (73) ▶ Fayette County (95) ▶ Westmoreland County (100) ▶ Allegany County, Maryland (192) ▶ Garrett County, Maryland (126)
Touch name on list to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Reservoir Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | From the Somerfield Methodist Church — — Map (db m152674) HM |
| On Main Street west of National Pike (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west. |
| |
About one half mile above this point is the "Great Crossings" of the Youghiogheny River, where George Washington crossed November 18th, 1753, when sent as envoy by Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French Commandant at Fort Le Boeuf.
. . . — — Map (db m351) HM |
| On Main Street just east of Reservoir Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
A tribute to those who served and in the memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice
World War II
Augustine, Edgar E., Jr. Bisel, Arthur Blocker, Charles E. Craig, Jay Eberhart, Lewis E., Jr. Frazee, Harry Hendershot, . . . — — Map (db m152672) WM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) west of the Maryland State line, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40. — — Map (db m353) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) near the Maryland state line, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth.
Birthplace of
The Declaration of
Independence
and
The Constitution of
the United States. — — Map (db m354) HM |
| On Main Street near 834 Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In Honor
of those of Somerset
County who served
their Nation and the
cause of World Liberty
in the Great War
and in memory
of those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice — — Map (db m106222) WM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The old Petersburg Toll House is the only hand-cut native stone toll house in Pennsylvania. It is an authentic reflection of the structure as it existed in 1835 when toll collection began. The interior with its original flooring and period . . . — — Map (db m106180) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) at Main Street, on the left when traveling west on National Pike. |
| | One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill opposite. Built after the road was turned over to the State in 1835 by the U.S. Restored and preserved by the D.A.R. — — Map (db m350) HM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.5 miles east of New Baltimore Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" was erected in 1758 during the Gen. Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne. The site is marked half a mile northeast of here, near the head of Breastwork Run. — — Map (db m59760) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This area was a center of protest during the Whiskey Rebellion. A riot occurred at the Berlin schoolhouse in June 1794. In September, according to local historians, Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square; he advised . . . — — Map (db m21554) HM |
| On Glades Pike (Pennsylvania Route 31) 0.1 miles west of Deeter Gap Road (County Route 1013), on the left when traveling west. |
| | John Deeter, Revolutionary War Vet and pioneer, settled here in 1783. He sawed lumber, cut millstones and farmed along Deeter's Run, highest headwater of the West Branch of the Juniata River. — — Map (db m97017) HM |
| On Main Street at Diamond Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Active in and arrested during the Whiskey Rebellion - 1794
Member of the PA. Assembly - 1798
Commissioned Associate Judge of Somerset Co. 1800. Served 20 years
Commissioned Brigadier General of PA. Militia May 9, 1800
Served in the War . . . — — Map (db m82059) HM |
| On Meadow Street at Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north on Meadow Street. |
| | In honor of the men and women who serve in the armed forces of our country honorably preserving our freedom and our way of life. — — Map (db m21551) HM |
| On Glades Pike (Pennsylvania Route 31) 0.1 miles east of Brotherton Road (Pennsylvania Route 1005), on the left when traveling east. |
| | One of Pennsylvania's most noted jurists and lawyers, was born here Jan. 10, 1810. State Supreme Court Justice, 1851-57; U.S. Attorney-General, 1857-60. Later life spent at York as a famous lawyer. Died Aug. 19, 1883. — — Map (db m21556) HM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles east of Buckstown Road. |
| | Named for Edmund Cartlidge, Indian trader. A camp located here, on the Raystown Path, provided good grass for the horses of General Forbes' army in 1758. The site of the redoubt is marked two and a half miles north of here. — — Map (db m21559) HM |
| On Sunshine Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160), on the left when traveling north. |
| | In memory of those who fought and died for our country in all wars — — Map (db m21571) HM |
| On Monument Road 0.1 miles west of Burlinda Road. |
| | Edmond's Swamp
The fort stood a few rods west of this marker. The Forbes Road leads westward to Stony Creek Encampment 10.5 miles from Fort Bedford. — — Map (db m82062) HM |
| Near Mt. Davis Road 0.1 miles west of North Wolf Rock Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Henry Baughman — an ill-tempered man — and his two sons were searching the fields for lost cows. The father became angry with his youngest son, August, who was slowing the search. The father struck him with a stick, knocking him . . . — — Map (db m142992) HM |
| Near Mt. Davis Road 0.6 miles south of S. Wolf Rock Road when traveling south. |
| | John Nelson Davis for whom Mt. Davis, Pa. is named was an early community leader in Southern Somerset County. He was a surveyor, school teacher, Superintendent of Schools for Elk Lick Township, Pa., and ordained minister, shook maker, farmer and . . . — — Map (db m8283) HM |
| Near S. Wolf Rock Road 0.6 miles south of Mt. Davis Road when traveling south. |
| | Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea level is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The erosion-resistant sandstone at the surface belongs to the Pottsville group formed about 230 million years ago. These layers of sedimentary rock were pushed up as an upfold . . . — — Map (db m8223) HM |
| On Beaver Dam Road at Stoystown Road (Pennsylvania Route 281), on the right when traveling south on Beaver Dam Road. |
| | In 1842 Father Heyer became the first American Missionary to India, establishing schools and churches and ministering to women and those outside the caste system. In the US, he traveled extensively in Pa. and the Midwest organizing congregations. He . . . — — Map (db m97271) HM |
| Near Whistler Street (Pennsylvania Route 403) 0.1 miles north of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 403). |
| | The United Brethren in Christ started preaching in this village in 1858. The first church, named Bethel, was organized and built in 1874. Through denominational mergers, it has served as: United Brethren in Christ, Evangelical United Brethren and . . . — — Map (db m82061) HM |
| On Charles Street (Pennsylvania Route 1027) at Kaufman Drive on Charles Street. |
| | Dedicated to the Patriots of Hooversville and vicinity who gave their services and lives to our country, in humanity's cause. — — Map (db m82060) WM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) near Willison Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Good forage found at open camps such as this on the Raystown Path, led General Forbes to prefer this route to Braddock's Road. Site of Fort Dudgeon (Tomahawk Camp) is a short distance to the north. — — Map (db m52702) HM |
| On Klines Mill Road at Sliding Rock Road, on the left when traveling west on Klines Mill Road. |
| |
Tomahawk Encampment
At foot
of
Laurel Hill
the
Forbes Road
leads northwestward
to
Fort Ligonier
35.5 miles from Fort Bedford — — Map (db m52703) HM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Sliding Rock Road, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Highway. |
| | Near this site on July 2, 1932, the builder of Duesenberg luxury automobiles was seriously injured when his supercharged Model J crashed into the mountainside. He died on July 26 at Memorial Hospital of Johnstown. — — Map (db m60148) HM |
| | Tourists took to the roads in the 1910s, '20s, and '30s not just to exercise their automobile, but to see the country, take in scenic wonders, connect with history, be entertained, and create family memories. Stopping for food and entertainment . . . — — Map (db m52700) HM |
| On Somerset Pike (Pennsylvania Route 985) at Log Cabin Road, on the right when traveling north on Somerset Pike. |
| | This reconstructed early log mill was built originally at Roxbury by a miller named Cronin in 1805. It was in operation until 1918. It is now used as the Mountain Playhouse. As restored, it is a fine example of an early mill. — — Map (db m52677) HM |
| On Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403), on the right when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m52705) HM |
| On Mason Dixon Highway (U.S. 219) 0.1 miles south of Pine Hill Road (Pennsylvania Route 2027), on the left when traveling south. |
| | On this farm lived Flora Black, a civic leader active in the county and Commonwealth. Here on October 14, 1914, she organized the Society of Farm Women of Pennsylvania. In the ensuing years, groups in many Pennsylvania counties became Society . . . — — Map (db m50457) HM |
| On Center Street (U.S. 219) at Market Square, on the left when traveling north on Center Street. |
| | This monument is erected in honor of the men from Meyersdale and vicinity who served in the World War and is dedicated as a sacred memorial to those who died that liberty and the ideals of our country might be perpetuated. Gold Star Roll . . . — — Map (db m44100) HM |
| On Center Street (U.S. 219) at Market Square, on the left when traveling north on Center Street. |
| | Meyersdale Originally founded by three land warrants to: 1784 John Olinger 1785 Andrew Borntrager 1785 John Burger __________________ 1803 Meyers Mills “Moyers Stadt” 1844 First town lots were laid out 1870 Chartered as Dale City . . . — — Map (db m44287) HM |
| | The Connellsville Extension from Cumberland Financier George Gould purchased the Western Maryland as part of a transcontinental railroad scheme that would stretch from Baltimore to San Francisco. Gould extended the WM west to Cumberland, but . . . — — Map (db m4688) HM |
| Near Skyline Road (via Stauffer Road) 1 mile south of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30). |
| | Panel 1:
America Attacked
On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four commercial U.S. airliners that are departing from East Coast airports. The terrorists fly two jet airliners into the World Trade . . . — — Map (db m49256) HM |
| On Skyline Road 0.9 miles east of Lambertsville Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In this rock, we perpetually commemorate the courage of those who lost their lives on UAL Flight #93 on September 11, 2001.
Their legacy will endure. Future generations will be reminded of their honor and courage.
Dedicated by the United . . . — — Map (db m8225) HM |
| On Union Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Colonel Robert Parson Cummins, former Somerset County Sheriff, enrolled 935 officers and men in 1862. Companies C, D & F were raised in Somerset County. The regiment took part in over twenty . . . — — Map (db m23097) HM |
| On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601), on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Laid out the north half of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795. Schneider and his brother Jacob conducted the first store in Somerset. It stood on this site. — — Map (db m23096) HM |
| On Patriot Street (Pennsylvania Route 281) at Park Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Patriot Street. |
| | Set aside for burial ground and place of worship on the original plat of Milfordstown by Ulrich Bruner, 1787, and by Peter Ankeny in 1789 when he laid out the south side of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795. — — Map (db m23093) HM |
| On the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). |
| | A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.
Following World War II, the National Council of State Garden Clubs designated certain national roads as "Blue Star Memorial Highway", as a living memorial to "all . . . — — Map (db m307) WM |
| On West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) 0.1 miles east of South Edgewood Avenue. |
| | In a log cabin located on this site, Charles Frederick Goeb printed a Bible in 1813. It was the first Bible printed west of the Allegheny Mountains. — — Map (db m55525) HM |
| On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Edgewood Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | Roll of Honor
Dedicated to the
two hundred fifty two
members of Edgewood
Aerie 1801 F.O.E. who
served and to the sacred
memory of these who gave
their lives in World War II
Howard A. Baldwin
John Banyor
Wallace J. Bishop . . . — — Map (db m23105) HM |
| On North Plaza Access Road north of Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 70), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the morning of September 11, 2001, four commercial airliners were hijacked in a premeditated terrorist attack against the United States. Two of the planes were intentionally flown into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City; a . . . — — Map (db m116368) HM |
| On Main Street/Glades Pike (Route 31) at Plank Road, on the left when traveling east on Main Street/Glades Pike. |
| | Leader of North Carolina revolt against the British, he fled under an assumed name in 1771. Somerset's first settler; lived at Coffee Springs farm some years. Became a pamphleteer and active in the Whiskey Rebellion. Died in 1795. — — Map (db m21568) HM |
| On Haupt Road (Local Route 623) 0.1 miles west of Somerset Pike (Pennsylvania Route 985), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On July 28, 2002, nine coal miners, trapped for four days due to flooding of the Quecreek Mine, were saved via a rescue shaft drilled here. Combined efforts of local, state, and federal agencies, mining and other industries, local mine workers, . . . — — Map (db m24163) HM |
| On Industrial Park Road at Drum Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Industrial Park Road. |
| | In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative, serving four counties in . . . — — Map (db m142108) HM |
| On Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601) at Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m23104) HM |
| On Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601) at Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Avenue. |
| | Died in Service
[Provides an honor roll of names] — — Map (db m22807) WM |
| On Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601) at Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Avenue. |
| | In honor of the gallant men and women of
Somerset County
who served in the World War and in memory of
the following who made the supreme sacrifice
1917-1919
November 11, 1925 — — Map (db m22381) HM |
| On Center Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 601) at Union Street, on the right when traveling north on Center Avenue. |
| | Died in Service
[Provides an honor roll of names] — — Map (db m22797) HM |
| Near The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 70). |
| | In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway,” in tribute to President Eisenhowers early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance . . . — — Map (db m7239) HM |
| Near Pennsyvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). |
| | Windmills on the horizon
Wind is an abundant resource, which can be used to generate pollution-free electricity. On the distant horizon is the Somerset wind farm which is one of several wind farms of Pennsylvania. This wind farm has six . . . — — Map (db m116485) HM |
| | Aboard Flight 93, one terrorist claims to
have a bomb strapped to his waist. The crew and passengers are forced to the back
of the plane and ordered to be quiet. Using Airfones from the seat backs in the rear of
the plane and cellphones, . . . — — Map (db m100681) HM |
| | On the morning of September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists hijack four commercial U.S. airliners that are departing from East Coast airports. The terrorists fly two jet airliners into the World Trade Centers Twin Towers in New York City and a third . . . — — Map (db m100613) HM |
| | The day begins with a cloudless, bright blue sky over the mid-Atlantic states. Seven crew members assigned to Flight 93 prepare for the early morning nonstop flight from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California. Thirty-three passengers are . . . — — Map (db m100646) HM |
| | Minutes after the crash, first responders arrive on the scene, along with the Pennsylvania State Police. The September 11 attacks generate the largest investigation in FBI history. The primary goal of the investigation is to recover sufficient . . . — — Map (db m100697) HM |
| On Approach Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A Common Field
This land is first settled in the late 1700s. For a century and a half, much of the area remains wooded, with cultivated fields and pastures surrounding a few scattered farmhouses and barns.
Beginning in the 1950s, mining . . . — — Map (db m100537) HM |
| On Approach Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The distant Laurel Mountains are outlined against a cloudless, blue sky. The weather is mild, but few people are outdoors. Many sit stunned and horrified in front of their televisions, watching the World Trade Center and the Pentagon burn. America . . . — — Map (db m100576) HM |
| | On September 11, 2001, at 10:30 am, United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the field in front of you, killing all 40 passengers and crew members, as well as the four terrorists who hijacked the aircraft. The plane came over the hill behind you and to . . . — — Map (db m61141) HM |
| | The Western Overlook is where the world first came to make sense of the story of Flight 93. On September 12 and for days after, the media lined up along the ridge on the left of this overlook, broadcasting images of the crash site area across the . . . — — Map (db m61149) HM |
| On Approach Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | September 11, 2001 10:03 AM
United Airlines Flight 93 crashes into a field two miles ahead of you, shattering the quiet of the Pennsylvania countryside. Those who rush to the scene look on in disbelief at charred trees and a smoldering crater. . . . — — Map (db m135382) HM WM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Whistler Road (Pennsylvania Route 403) on Lincoln Highway. |
| | A fortified supply depot known as the Stony Creek encampment or fort was a little north of here. The route then leads north to the foot of Laurel Hill, the site of Tomahawk camp. — — Map (db m60109) HM |
| On Main Street near Somerset Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Built in 1853 by John H. Hite, this building has served as the principle hotel for thousands of stagecoach, railroad, and later automobile travelers between Bedford and Greensburg. In the 1870s it was enlarged from two to three stories, and in 1922 . . . — — Map (db m52756) HM |
| On Forbes Road near Stonycreek Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
In memory of all those
who have served in all wars — — Map (db m52753) HM |
| On Kingwood Road (Pennsylvania Route 281) 1.5 miles east of Humbert Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Archaeological study of the flat-top hill across the valley revealed two palisaded Indian villages with extensive house and burial remains, all dating from the Discovery Period. — — Map (db m48084) HM |
| Near West Salisbury Avenue at 9th Street. |
| | In memory of T/Sgt. Melvin F. Wooten of the U.S.A.F. who lost his life on the ill fated B-52 bomber on Jan. 13, 1964.
Donated by Johnson Memorial Co. & Salisbury Vol. Fire Dept. — — Map (db m67306) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at 13th Street, on the right when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | Disc jockey who coined the term “Rock & Roll” in the early 1950s. Freed used the term to describe up-tempo black rhythm and blues records he played as DJ “Moondog” on his radio show. Freed further popularized this music . . . — — Map (db m21575) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at Jefferson Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | Champion swimmer and motion picture hero. Best known as star of a dozen “Tarzan” films produced for MGM and RKO, 1932-1948. He earlier won fame as a swimmer: developed the “American crawl,” set 67 world records, and won five . . . — — Map (db m21581) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | This statue presented to the citizens of this community by the district schoolchildren and dedicated to the men of the mines who by their labor and loyalty have helped to make Windber one of the best towns in the nation...1952
In honor of the . . . — — Map (db m21572) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at 15th Street, on the right when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | Founded 1897 by the Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. Distinctive among bituminous coal towns, this community had a large independent center surrounded by 13 "patch towns." Among notable structures built by Berwind-White were the Wilmore Building here . . . — — Map (db m21582) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | Susan Zidzik
Helen M. Zidzik
George A. Zidzik
Andrew Koharchik
Margie Koharchik — — Map (db m21574) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Windber-area Berwind White workers joined a national strike by United Mine Workers of America in April 1922 for improved wages and working conditions, civil liberties, and recognition. The strike lasted 16 months; families of strikers were evicted . . . — — Map (db m21579) HM |
| On Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This park is dedicated to all service men and women past, present and future. The freedom we enjoy today is a result of their efforts and sacrifices. Tomorrow's freedom and prosperity throughout the free world depends on the men and women who serve . . . — — Map (db m21584) HM |
| On Graham Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 160) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Graham Avenue. |
| | This hallowed shrine is dedicated in memory of our valiant heroes of all wars
In honor of those who died and to those who were willing to die
That this nation under God shall preserve our heritage and guard the faith of those who fought . . . — — Map (db m21580) HM |
RSS Feed