On Pine Run Road 0.1 miles west of Watt Road, on the right when traveling west.
Only fort erected in Westmoreland County by Continental Congress
Blockhouse surrounded by stockade with wall guns
Named for Gen. Edward Hand — — Map (db m78855) HM
On Freeport Road at Moore Street, on the right when traveling north on Freeport Road.
An organizer for the United Mine Workers, Fannie Sellins was brutally gunned down in Brackenridge on the eve of a nationwide steel strike, on August 26, 1919. Her devotion to the workers' cause made her an important symbolic figure. Both she and . . . — — Map (db m58072) HM
On Finley Road at Rehoboth Road, on the right when traveling east on Finley Road.
Settling here in the 1770s, Cook became a prominent landholder, jurist, and politician. He was a member of the Provincial Congress in Philadelphia in 1776 and served at the State Constitutional Convention. Although a moderate during the Whiskey . . . — — Map (db m54927) HM
On Sheridan Road (Pennsylvania Route 66) 0 miles north of Pittsburgh Street, on the right when traveling south.
Three miles to the south, at Bushy Run, an army under Colonel Henry Bouquet defeated the Indians, August 5-6, 1763. This raised the siege of Fort Pitt and opened the gateway for settlement of the West. It is now a State Park. — — Map (db m47957) HM
On Old William Penn Highway 0.2 miles east of Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
Due to racial segregation into the mid-20th century, African Americans were excluded from many amusement parks and recreational facilities. Local Sunday School superintendents formed the Monongahela Valley Sunday School Assoc. and in 1945 purchased . . . — — Map (db m107239) HM
On Greensburg Street just north of Crest Drive, on the right when traveling north.
1833 — 1933 To commemorate the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of New Salem Borough Westmoreland County Pennsylvania — — Map (db m155797) HM
On Atlantic Road 1.1 miles north of Pennsylvania Route 982, on the right when traveling south.
Located near this point, a stockaded log structure stood as a place of refuge for the region's earliest settlers. The Fort was originally built by Robert Barr, in 1768, and was utilized during Lord Dunmore's War of 1774, and throughout the many . . . — — Map (db m134221) HM
On Short Cut Road at Rushwood Road, on the right when traveling west on Short Cut Road.
Near this site, Fort Elder was created in 1783 by Robert Elder. His cabin was a plain log structure, strongly built with heavy doors (known as a Block House) and situated near a spring. Ford Elder would often become a place of refuge when Indians . . . — — Map (db m134222) HM
Near Stone Lodge Road 0.6 miles east of Slag Road.
Deep in a hillside at the west end of the park, the Salem #2 mine was designed to reach part of the Greensburg coal basin. A year after opening, it had sixty employees. Peak production occurred in 1942, when 98,000 tons of coal were mined.
In . . . — — Map (db m135723) HM
On Hunter Road 0.1 miles west of Pizza Barn Road, on the right when traveling east.
Colonel James Wilson erected a blockhouse near this point, which served as a refuge for the early settlers of Derry Township. It was equipped with heavy wooden doors, fortified window coverings, and rifle holes on every side. The blockhouse was . . . — — Map (db m134223) HM
On Morewood Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) 0.2 miles west of U.S. 119, on the right when traveling east.
On April 2, 1891, at the nearby Morewood Mines of the H.C. Frick Coke Company, sheriff's deputies killed seven strikers; two more died later. These were among some 16,000 workers striking for higher wages in the coke region. Thousands of mourners . . . — — Map (db m55591) HM
On North Maple Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Otterman Street (Pennsylvania Route 819), on the right when traveling south.
President, Continental Congress, 1787; member, 1785-87. First Governor of the Northwest Territory (lying between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers), 1787-1802. Earlier, he was Westmoreland County Court Justice after the county's formation in 1773, and . . . — — Map (db m48066) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 136 at Baltzer Meyer Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3007), on the right when traveling east on State Route 136.
A little south, site of post built 1774 by Pennsylvania German pioneers of Brush Creek and Harrold's settlements. A refuge from Indians in Dunmore's War and American Revolution. — — Map (db m55583) HM
Built and commanded by Colonel Christopher Truby, officer of the revolution, was located 150 yards to the south of this marker. A frontier Fort of Dunmore's War 1774, the Indian War, and the War of the Revolution, It was also known as Truby's . . . — — Map (db m55584) HM
On New Alexandria Road (U.S. 119) at Forbes Trail Road, on the right when traveling south on New Alexandria Road.
Site of former county seat of Westmoreland County is just west of here. First county seat west of mountains, 1773. Citizens adopted a Declaration in support of the Revolution, 1775. Burned by the Indians in 1782. — — Map (db m55846) HM
On West Otterman Street (Lincoln Highway) at South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Otterman Street (Lincoln Highway).
Lincoln Highway hotels possessed a mystique lacked by the more basic tourist cabins. Doormen carried the visitors' bags, and dinner was served by a waiter rather than from a tin can at a campsite. Seven hotels were located in the City of Greensburg . . . — — Map (db m155795) HM
Near Baltzer Meyer Pike 0.1 miles north of Bus Garage Road.
Pioneers arrived 1755-1760 • Settlement established 1769
158 acres called "Good Purpose" preempted for Lutheran Church in 1765.
Warrant Granted 1785
Patent Granted 1789
Log School House and Church built 1772 on site about 300 feet south of . . . — — Map (db m55595) HM
On Tollgate Hill Road at Mount Odin Park Entrance, on the right when traveling east on Tollgate Hill Road.
Just northeast of here stood 1 of 5 gates of Greensburg-Pittsburgh Turnpike Road Company The turnpike, a section of the Pittsburgh-Philadelphia road, was completed in 1817. Over it, passed goods in trade between east and west. — — Map (db m47959) HM
On East Pittsburgh Street (Pennsylvania Route 130) at Stark Street, on the right when traveling west on East Pittsburgh Street.
Site of toll house of the Stoyestown-Greensburg Turnpike Road Company The turnpike, a section of the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh road, was completed in 1819 at a cost of about $6,000 a mile. State took over the turnpike in 1911. — — Map (db m47960) HM
Road versus Rail—The Lincoln Highway stretches from New York City to San Francisco. In Western Pennsylvania, the Highway converges with the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line at one location: Greenburg.
The train station at Greensburg, . . . — — Map (db m67362) HM
On South Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 66), on the right when traveling south.
Formed on February 26, 1773 from Bedford County, it once comprised most of southwest Pennsylvania. First seat of English justice west of Alleghenies. Site of 1775 "Hanna's Town Resolves." Greensburg, the county seat, was incorporated in 1799. — — Map (db m47961) HM
On Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993) at Harrison Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 130), on the right when traveling west on Bushy Run Road.
British and Americans under Colonel Henry Bouquet defeated the Indians here, August 5-6, 1763, during the Pontiac War, and lifted the siege of Fort Pitt. — — Map (db m55582) HM
On S Center Ave (Pennsylvania Route 3093) 2 miles south of Interstate 70, on the left when traveling south.
This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock's sixteenth encampment named "Salt Lick Camp." Here Braddock's army camped July 3, 1755, after having marched six miles from Jacobs Cabin Camp. The circuitous route via Mount Pleasant was made to . . . — — Map (db m72366) HM
On Clay Pike at Robbins Station Road on Clay Pike.
This tablet marks the most probable site of General Braddock's nineteenth camp. Here Braddock's army camped July 7, 1755, en route to capture Fort Du Quesne. The Turtle Creek defile with its deep and rugged ravines, and its steep and almost . . . — — Map (db m33544) HM
On Reservoir Rd 0.8 miles west of Clay Pike, on the left when traveling south.
This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock’s eighteenth encampment called Monacatootha Camp from an unhappy incident on the march. Monacatooha’s son was shot by accident by Braddock’s own men. General Braddock as soon as the army camped . . . — — Map (db m97380) HM
On Pennsylvania Avenue 0.2 miles west of Rocky Road, on the right when traveling east.
Erected about 1774 near this place
This stockade, enclosing a blockhouse and several buildings, was built by the pioneers of the Brush Creek community on the plantation of Christopher Walthour. It was the chief place of refuge and defense of the . . . — — Map (db m78437) HM
On Main Street at Pennsylvania Avenue (Old Route 30), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Built 1836 by John Irwin, Nephew of Colonel John Irwin, this brick structure served as an inn for stagecoach passengers on the Greensburg to Pittsburgh Pike at Tinker Run. In 1851 John Irwin laid out the original plan of lots for the town of Irwin . . . — — Map (db m58074) HM
Recognized site of early Presbyterian meetinghouse during the early 1770’s. First log church was destroyed by fire in 1775.
In 1781 the Long Run Church was built on the site of the William Marshall Family Massacre. — — Map (db m109616) HM
Near Pennsylvania Avenue (Old Route 30) at Main Street.
The Lincoln Highway was the first coast-to-coast highway built in 1913. A group of visionary businessmen from the automotive industry, led by Henry B. Joy and Carl Fisher, formed the Lincoln Highway Association.
The Association successfully . . . — — Map (db m58075) HM
Col. Bouquet’s army left Ligonier on August 4th, 1763, and made twelve miles progress before stopping to camp along the road. On August 5th, Bouquet resumed his march and proceeded to within one mile of Bushy Run Station when Native Americans . . . — — Map (db m67382) HM WM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Lowry Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Highway.
Four miles to the north, at Bushy Run, an army under Colonel Henry Bouquet defeated the Indians August 5-6, 1763. This raised the siege of Fort Pitt and opened the gateway for settlement of the West. It is now a State Park. — — Map (db m47958) HM
In the heart of the French and Indian War British emissaries attempted to persuade the Native Americans in the Ohio Valley to abandon their support of the French. In exchange, the British promised to leave the land west of the Allegheny Mountains . . . — — Map (db m67385) HM WM
Bushy Run Battlefield is the 1763 site of a battle between Native Americans and British forces under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet. This battle stopped a Native American attempt to regain lands controlled by the British and allowed western . . . — — Map (db m67383) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
Born and raised in Latrobe, Mister Rogers was the creator, composer, host, and puppeteer of the award-winning TV program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968-2001). The program, produced at WQED in Pittsburgh, emphasized kindness, compassion, . . . — — Map (db m95411) HM
PAX
Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B.
Founder of the Benedictine Order in the United States,
Archabbot of St. Vincent,
First President of the American Cassinese Congregation,
Born at Thalmassing, Bavaria, January 14, 1809,
Died at . . . — — Map (db m80111) HM
On Fraser Purchase Road at Monastery Road, on the right when traveling west on Fraser Purchase Road.
Founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer on the site of a Catholic parish built in 1789, Saint Vincent Archabbey, College, and Seminary was the first institution in the US established by monks of the Order of Saint Benedict. The college was incorporated . . . — — Map (db m80109) HM
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. — — Map (db m80113) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Xavier Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
This Convent and Academy is the oldest institution of the Sisters of Mercy who came from Ireland in 1843. From here many Sisters have gone to various parts of the United States as nurses and teachers. — — Map (db m48070) HM
On Ligonier Street 0.1 miles east of Depot Street (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling south.
In 1904 in Latrobe, the first documented Banana Split was created by apprentice pharmacist David Strickler-sold here at the former Tassell Pharmacy. Bananas became widely available to Americans in the late 1800s. Strickler capitalized on this by . . . — — Map (db m68062) HM
A residence and farm, a stagecoach stop, a tavern, an office building and a museum!
In 1812, Scotch-Irish immigrant Alexander Johnston (who lived to be almost 100 yrs.) began erecting this landmark structure. The stone for the building and . . . — — Map (db m99062) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Technology Way (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling east.
George Washington in 1758 set up a camp a mile north of this point while building Forbes Road. In 1774 Fort Shippen was built at the same site. — — Map (db m48079) HM
On Main Street 0 miles east of Depot Street (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling north.
Near the western end of Latrobe was the log house of this antifederalist Congressman, who lived modestly alongside his constituents. A shaper of public opinion in western Pennsylvania, he sympathized with the Whiskey Rebellion but, as tempers . . . — — Map (db m48082) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
At the head of the hollow to the south was last home of General Saint Clair. He served in the Revolutionary army, in the Continental Congress, and was first Governor of the Northwest Territory. His grave is at Greensburg. — — Map (db m48067) HM
On Main Street near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
This cement marker is one of 3,000 markers that were erected along the Lincoln Highway from New York City to San Francisco, approximately one per mile.
On September 1, 1928, cement posts with bronze medallions bearing President Lincoln's profile . . . — — Map (db m49264) HM
On Old Forbes Road 0.7 miles south of Gravel Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
French and Indian troops defeated a party of 100 Virginians under the command of Captain Thomas Bullet near here on May 22, 1759. Bullet and his troops were taking provisions from Bedford to Fort Ligonier when they were attacked. They suffered over . . . — — Map (db m68064) HM
On Main Street near Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 711), in the median.
Dedicated in honor of our Ligonier area servicemen and women who served our country and fought to preserve peace.
Dedicated July 4, 1991 — — Map (db m49263) WM
On East Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Fort Ligonier
Built by order of General Forbes. Was located 200 yards west of this marker. The road leads south-westward to 12 mile encampment. Eminent service was rendered here by Colonel Henry Bouquet and Colonel John Armstrong and in . . . — — Map (db m48072) HM
On East Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Built here 1758 as a base of Forbes expedition. Under Colonel James Burd withstood French and Indian attack, October 22, 1758. Only small fort in West not taken in Pontiac's War, 1763, it made possible Bouquet's rescue of Fort Pitt. — — Map (db m48073) HM
The first English fort west of the Alleghany Mountains was built five hundred feet south-east of this spot, in 1758 by order of General John Forbes, and named in honor of Lord John Ligonier.
Here General Forbes with the aid of Colonels George . . . — — Map (db m48076) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at South Market Street on Lincoln Highway.
This monument marks the site of Fort Ligonier. It was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War by Colonel Henry Bouquet and named by his Commander General John Forbes, in honor of Sir John Ligonier, Commander in-chief of the British Armies. . . . — — Map (db m61086) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) near South Market Street.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, seen by 30,000 in Ligonier on September 26, 1958, climaxed his visit with a public address on this site. He sealed into the Century Chain the open Bicentennial Link, using as ax from the fort’s artifacts. The . . . — — Map (db m61087) HM
On West Main Street at South Fairfield Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
In 1895, people from Pittsburgh could find refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city in Ligonier. At this time, Mr. Wiliam J. Potts, Ligonier's first Mayor, built a Victorian residence on this site for his wife Jessamine. It was the first home . . . — — Map (db m49265) HM
In 1938 The Rollo Coaster opens to a crowd of 18,000. Standing 27' tall and 900' long, the unique out-and-back ride was constructed on a hillside. The wood for the ride was cut on park property, utilizing a sawmill built next to the construction . . . — — Map (db m76913) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Idlewild Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
The longest-operating amusement park in Pennsylvania and among the oldest in the nation. In 1878, Thomas Mellon leased land along his Ligonier Valley Railroad hoping to increase passenger traffic by opening a picnic ground. Amusement rides began to . . . — — Map (db m60066) HM
[on depot] Idlewild Park was a regular stop on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, which connected with the P.R.R.'s main line at Latrobe from 1878 to 1952. This was the depot. It had a waiting room, ticket agent room, freight express room. "Ripley" . . . — — Map (db m77025) HM
One of the builders of the Ligonier Valley Rail Road whose benefactions and civic leadership advanced immeasurably the welfare of this community
Incorporated April 13, 1853 the Ligonier Valley Rail Road Company operated continuous passenger and . . . — — Map (db m131980) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Kingston Road (Pennsylvania Route 217), on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
William F. Johnston, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1848-1852, was born near here, 1808. This house, built by his father, 1815, was his boyhood home. Known as Kingston House, it has been cited as a fine example of colonial style. — — Map (db m48077) HM
On Main Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Dedicated April 6, 1957
to
Better Wildlife Management
—————
On November 3, 1955, the Game Commission purchased this property from the Ligonier Valley Railroad Company, which was incorporated on April 13, . . . — — Map (db m49213) HM
Near Pennsylvania Route 711 0.2 miles east of Macartney Lane.
The train crash that occurred on Friday, July 5, 1912 was described in the Ligonier Echo as "A frightful and most terrible wreck. The worst ever known in the history of Westmoreland County railroading, happened about 3:30 p.m. on the Wilpen branch . . . — — Map (db m131966) HM
On Main Street near Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 711), in the median.
In eternal gratitude to
those who served in all
conflicts waged to
create and preserve
our nation and our
way of life
Erected May 30, 1962 — — Map (db m49262) WM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at East Main Street on Lincoln Highway.
Indian village settled by the Delaware soon after their departure from the Susquehanna area in 1727, was located here. The name refers to "middle stream". — — Map (db m60171) HM
This beautiful carousel was built by the talented craftsmen of the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., who carved the solid wood horses and the intricate crown.
The first year these horses galloped to the sound of laughing children, this merry-go-round . . . — — Map (db m76911) HM
Pleasure driving along the Lincoln Highway has long been a popular pastime. Motorists sought and continue to seek scenic beauty and amusements, such as Idlewild Park.
For most of its history, the Lincoln Highway was lined with attractions, . . . — — Map (db m76912) HM
This cast iron sign originally stood beside the Ligonier Valley Railroad tracks that passed through Idlewild. Several more can be found along the route of the park's narrow gauge train the "Loyalhanna Ltd." — — Map (db m77024) HM
On Main Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
The rise and fall of the railroad corresponded to the continuing increase of roads, like the Lincoln Highway. Railroads were needed for transportation because roads were virtually impassable. But once new paving techniques made road surfaces . . . — — Map (db m49218) HM
On Main Street near Fairfield Street, on the right when traveling west.
As the Lincoln Highway prospered, many towns saw the introduction of automobile dealerships onto Main Street. In 1920, A.J. McColly purchased this site, tore down two frame houses, along with a blacksmith shop, and erected this building for his . . . — — Map (db m49266) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
Named in honor of General Arthur Saint Clair.
The source of this hollow is a large spring two miles south, where General Saint Clair, in a log cabin, spent his last days.
He was,
A Major General in the American Revolution.
President of the . . . — — Map (db m48068) HM
Near West Main Street 0.1 miles east of Walnut Street.
As you look before you in the distance to the building behind Holy Trinity Church, you are taking a look into the past of the Ligonier Valley Railroad. The structure was built in 1920 as the Roundhouse and Repair Shop for trains which operated . . . — — Map (db m131982) HM
On Donner Avenue 0.2 miles from 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Noted biochemist, born in Monessen. Recipient, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1972, for his pioneering study into the structure of the enzyme called "ribonuclease." A laboratory chief, National Institutes of Health, 1950-1982; he taught at Johns Hopkins . . . — — Map (db m44984) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Braddock Road Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Gen. Edw. Braddock, equipped to attack Ft. Duquesne, cut a 12 ft. road north through the western wilderness. On July 2nd, seven days before their defeat, his troops rested midday at springs nearby then marched a few miles NW from this point to . . . — — Map (db m20944) HM
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31), on the left when traveling west.
In the Bonnet School House,
on this site, the first
General Conference of
the Church of the United
Brethren in Christ
was held A.D. 1815. — — Map (db m23094) HM
On West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31), on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
Henry Clay Frick
1849 - 1919
Native of this District
Coal and Coke Magnate
Ironmaster Capitalist
and Philanthropist who
began his financial
career as a clerk in
a store located in this
building owned and . . . — — Map (db m72364) HM
On U.S. 119 at Porter Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 119.
The steel and coke magnate was born about one mile from here on Dec. 19, 1849. Birthplace and Historical House, the Overholt home, are now preserved as a historical museum. — — Map (db m73913) HM
On Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Standpipe Alley, on the left when traveling south on Diamond Street.
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1867-73; born, 1819, in Mt. Pleasant. His active career included other important offices: First Mayor of San Francisco, 1850; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1856; Major General, Civil War. Died, 1873. — — Map (db m22354) HM
On Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Standpipe Alley, on the left when traveling south on Diamond Street.
We Are Free Because They Served
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
July 4, 1973
Andrew P Palenchar, Army KIA
Clyde E Whetsel, Army KIA
John Macheska, Army POW
George Stefano, Army KIA
John M Ulrey, Army KIA
Frank C . . . — — Map (db m22378) WM
On West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819), in the median on West Main Street.
Erected to
the memory of
our gallant sons
who
endured the hardships
and
fought our nations
battles
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1924
1775-1783 Revolutionary War •
1812 War of 1812
1846-1848 Mexican American War •
1861-1865 Civil War . . . — — Map (db m22355) WM
On State Street at State Street Extension, on the right when traveling east on State Street.
One of the world's largest coke producing centers operated here from 1883 to 1931. H. C. Frick Coke Company's more than 900 beehive ovens consumed thousands of tons of coal daily. The company publicized itself by exhibiting a scale model of Standard . . . — — Map (db m55587) HM
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22), on the right when traveling east.
On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet. — — Map (db m43752) HM
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22) at Laird Road, on the right when traveling west on William Penn Highway.
On the hill one mile south was located the Washington Camp. This base for Forbes Road was built Nov. 1758 by Col. George Washington, "Commanding the Troops to ye Westward," on the order of Colonel Henry Bouquet. — — Map (db m43753) HM
Near Norbatrol Court 0.1 miles west of Carson Avenue.
On this site, a pioneer natural gas well "blew in" on November 3, 1878. Named for the brothers Matthew and Obe Haymaker who drilled it, the well was drilled to a depth of 1,400 feet to the Murrysville sandstone, a bed of pourous rock similar to the . . . — — Map (db m79286) HM
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22) at Reed Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on William Penn Highway.
First gas well in county, and one of world's most productive. Drilled, 1878. Caught fire in 1881, burning for years with tremendous roar and brilliance. Later was controlled and piped to Pittsburgh. Site lies 500 yards S.E. near railroad. — — Map (db m43751) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Pennsylvania Route 981, on the right when traveling east.
A natural aviator, Goodlin learned to fly at the New Alexandria Airport. In W.W.II Goodlin joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he earned his wings, then flew for the U.S. Navy. In 1944, he became a test pilot for Bell Aircraft and made 26 . . . — — Map (db m97044) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling west.
Thomas Gallagher and his brother George established a general store at this location in 1844, enlarging the building in 1875, now the oldest, continuously operating commercial building in town. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned . . . — — Map (db m97045) HM
On 9th Street at 4th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 56), on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
Photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner for the 1968 image Saigon Execution, which was influential in swaying public opinion against the Vietnam War. Adams began his career as a photographer for his high school yearbook and the local . . . — — Map (db m95410) HM
On Seventh Street Road (Pennsylvania Route 56) at Freeport Road, on the right when traveling east on Seventh Street Road.
Polymer scientist whose discoveries led to the invention of DuPont Kevlar in 1965. Due to its high strength and durability, Kevlar is used in numerous industries. It is best known as the super strong material from which bullet-resistant vests are . . . — — Map (db m98328) HM
On Stevenson Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 366) at Powers Drive (Pennsylvania Route 780), on the right when traveling south on Stevenson Boulevard.
First African American to play quarterback in the modern National Football League and in the Big Ten Conference. He played in two games for the Chicago Bears in 1953 and was a member of Michigan State’s national championship team in 1952. Thrower . . . — — Map (db m68065) HM
On West Pennsylvania Avenue at Post Road, on the right when traveling east on West Pennsylvania Avenue.
On November 24, 1896, the United States Post Office Department established Pennsylvania's first two rural mail routes here in Westmoreland County. One operated from the post office here in New Stanton; the other operated out of nearby Ruffsdale . . . — — Map (db m55001) HM
On Mt Pleasant Road 0.1 miles north of Iris Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Originally called "Westmoreland Homesteads," Norvelt was established April 13, 1934, by the federal government as part of a New Deal homestead project. With 250 homes, Norvelt provided housing, work, and a community environment to unemployed workers . . . — — Map (db m55589) HM
On Scottdale Dawson Road (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Hornertown Road, on the right when traveling south on Scottdale Dawson Road.
On January 27, 1891, an explosion in the nearby Mammoth Number 1 Mine of the H.C. Frick Coke Company killed 109 coal miners. Seventy-nine of the dead were buried in a mass grave here in Saint John's Cemetery. This disaster was the worst one known to . . . — — Map (db m39964) HM
On Pennsylvania Route 981 at Van Meter Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 981.
On December 19, 1907, an explosion killed 239 men and boys, many Hungarian immigrants, in Darr coal mine near Van Meter. Some were from the closed Naomi mine, near Fayette City, which exploded on Dec. 1, killing 34. Over 3000 miners died in December . . . — — Map (db m54926) HM
On Mt. Pleasant Road (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Parsonage Lane, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Pleasant Road.
Grand Army of the Republic 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War II 1941-1945
Korean Conflict 1950-1953
Vietnam 1964-1973 — — Map (db m20940) WM
Hailed by historian Ida Tarbell as America's "most important industrial town," with homes owned by the workers. Founded 1895 by George G. McMurtry, president, Apollo Iron and Steel Company Named for Captain Jacob J. Vandergrift, and designed by the . . . — — Map (db m40555) HM
On Grant Avenue just east of Lincoln Street (State Route 56), on the right when traveling west.
In the early 1890s, George McMurtry, president of the Apollo Iron & Steel Company, needed to expand his galvanized steel operations. Beset with labor problems and unable to acquire additional land, he selected a 650-acre farm site a few miles . . . — — Map (db m155868) HM
On W Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 136) at Youghiogheny River Trail, on the right when traveling east on W Main Street.
Led by Gen. Rufus Putnam, the first settlers to establish American government in the Northwest Territory, built boats here to continue their journey from New England and to found Marietta, Ohio. They embarked on their river trip April 2, 1788. — — Map (db m54924) HM
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