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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington is the county seat for Washington County
Adjacent to Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Graduate of Princeton College, 1773
Pioneer, preacher and educator
Founder and first pastor of the Upper and Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Churches, 1779-1793
Established the first classical school west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1782.
A . . . — — Map (db m69905) HM
GAR 1861 - 1865
Cuba 1898 - 1902
Korea 1950 - 1955
Vietnam 1964 - 1975
Avella War Memorial
Lebanon - Grenada 1982 - 1984
Panama 1989 - 1990
Persian Gulf 1990 -
To honor the men and women of this community who have served their . . . — — Map (db m176865) WM
In honor of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States of America and
the families they left behind.
The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m198199) WM
This stone bridge was part of the National, or Cumberland Road. Originated in 1805, it was completed to Wheeling in 1818. Over it passed countless wagons and stages uniting the East and the growing West. — — Map (db m806) HM
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 m816) HM
Laid out in 1781 by John and William Hoge. Site of Indian Catfish Camp. Boro charter, 1810; city, 1823. National Road center and rich in historic buildings and associations. Named for George Washington. — — Map (db m815) HM
Educator and author of the famed McGuffey Eclectic Readers for grade schools, was born five miles SW of here, Sept. 23, 1800. First published in 1836, the Readers sold 122 million copies during the next 85 years and were used in some 35 states. . . . — — Map (db m754) HM
A stockaded house built here about 1780 by Jacob Wolfe afforded a refuge for the settlers of this region. It was one of the most important forts in the area. — — Map (db m817) HM
A major steamboat building center on the Monongahela, 1852-1879. No fewer than 131 boats were constructed here (74 in the 1850s alone), primarily for the western river trade. The boatyards ceased operations when the railroad (PV and C) acquired the . . . — — Map (db m41783) HM
A longtime resident of California and elected official of the United Mine Workers of America. He led efforts to improve working conditions for coal miners. On December 31, 1969—shortly after his defeat as a reform candidate for president of . . . — — Map (db m346) HM
This home was built in 1895 by Canonsburg industrialist John Budke, 1852-1914. Budke became manager and later the owner of Canonsburg's first major industry. Canonsburg Iron and Steel Company, commonly known as the Budke Mill. He was a pioneer in . . . — — Map (db m198177) HM
A military surgeon, Letterman is credited with establishing modern methods of battlefield medical management. During the Civil War, he designed a medical supply wagon prototype, established triage procedures, and instituted an efficient system for . . . — — Map (db m110871) HM
In 1810, the original Emery's Tavern was built up the hill on N. Central Ave. opposite the college building. In 1820, the new Emery's Tavern was built on the N. E. corner of N. Central and E. Pike when the Washington-Pittsburgh Turnpike was . . . — — Map (db m198183) HM
This tree stands as a living tribute to Canonsburg native son, Mayor Daniel A. Caruso, for his spirit, enthusiasm and loyal dedication to his neighbors and community. Born of poor immigrant parents on June 20, 1921, he married his local . . . — — Map (db m198121) HM
The Montour Railroad Company was organized in 1877 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Imperial Coal Co. to bring coal from mines near Imperial ten miles to a barge loading dock on the Ohio River.
A connection was made with the Pittsburgh & . . . — — Map (db m198097) HM
After abandonment of the railroad in 1984, the first public meeting to discuss creating a rail-trail in the rural Countryside south of Pittsburgh was held in 1989, attended by a core group of 15 people. Most of that core remain as trail . . . — — Map (db m198460) HM
Erected in 1890 by J. C. Morgan for his dry goods store, the building had an opera house on the second floor from 1891 until August 26, 1911. A spectator yelled "fire" in the crowded theater when a piece of film sparked. There was never a fire . . . — — Map (db m198142) HM
The Horseshoe Baptist Church was built first in 1790 on land formerly owned by Abraham Frye. In 1810 a brick church replaced the original log structure, and for seventy years the member worshipped here. In 1880 that church was torn down and members . . . — — Map (db m69760) HM
Jacob Rabe came from Maryland in 1770 to Western Pennsylvania while this area was claimed by Virginia. In 1774 he received a Virginia Certificate for 412 acres. Boundary dispute between Virginia and Pennsylvania was settled in 1781, with the . . . — — Map (db m69762) HM
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1911-1915. Highlights of his administration included creation of statewide primary elections and a state highway system; establishment of the Department of Labor and Industry and Pennsylvania Historical Commission. Member . . . — — Map (db m45006) HM
Acquired by PTM in April 2006, locomotive 89 was originally built in May 1953 for a machine tool manufacturing plant in south central PA. It subsequently had several additional owners, last serving the AGWAY grain terminal in Philadelphia until . . . — — Map (db m77027) HM
One of the interurban's advantages over the train with which it competed was its frequent stops, either in recognition of heavy patronage or as a result of the farmer's negotiating ability in writing the lease for the right-of-way.
After . . . — — Map (db m77028) HM
In 1989 museum volunteers learned that one of the Harmony Route's original waiting shelters had been preserved on its original location, at the border of Adams and Cranberry Townships in southwestern Butler County.
It is believed that the . . . — — Map (db m156290) HM
Claysville has the distinction of being one of the original “pike towns” along the National Road. In 1817, an early settler and land owner, John
Purviance, learned that the new National Road, that was being constructed between . . . — — Map (db m9372) HM
Drummer Boy, Revolutionary War
Served in Battle of Lundy's Lane
War of 1812
Barr helped to rescue a woman and her
child from the Indians, bringing them
to a blockhouse west of Claysville, Pa. — — Map (db m188514) HM WM
Founded by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who began to hold services in 1775 at Vance's Fort, 1 mile north. Original church built here and first pastor called in 1779. The present church building was erected 1864. — — Map (db m45731) HM
Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 182, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians. — — Map (db m40051) HM
The site of this fortified blockhouse, built during the Revolution by Abraham Rice was about six miles north on Buffalo Creek. It was attacked by a force of Indians in September, 1782, but withstood the siege. — — Map (db m9293) HM
Located four blocks to the west. Built 1916-1917 as housing for employees at American Steel and Wire's Donora plant. A community of 100 units in 80 Prairie-style buildings, noted for the innovative use of poured-in-place concrete construction. One . . . — — Map (db m45008) HM
Major federal clean air laws became a legacy of this environmental disaster that focused national attention on air pollution. In late October of 1948, a heavy fog blanketed this valley, and as the days passed, the fog became a thick, acrid smog that . . . — — Map (db m45007) HM
Abraham (1718-1781) and Mary Parker Tegarden from Frederick County, Virginia 1753, made an 'improvement' opposite mouth of Tenmile Creek, Fayette County; Abraham, sutler for Colonel Bouquet 1759, fought in French and Indian War, Captain Virginia . . . — — Map (db m56944) HM
Dedicated to the brave men and women who have honorably served our great nation at home and throughout the world in the military and also, in the public services. God Bless America! — — Map (db m163709) WM
Laid out in 1781 by John and William Hoge. Site of Indian Catfish Camp. Boro charter, 1810; city, 1923. National road center and rich in historic buildings and associations. Named for George Washington. — — Map (db m56716) HM
The great Presbyterian revivalist is buried here where he served as pastor 46 years. At Cross Roads and Upper Buffalo he led, in November of 1802, the Great Revival meetings attended by many thousands from near and far. — — Map (db m40418) HM
In honor of
those who served in
World War II
Ambrose Frank
Ambrose Pete
Ambrose Anthony
Aureli Willliam
Bauchman Martin
☆Barbaryka Michael
Black E Franklin
Bowman Howard
Boyd Andrew
Bradley Patrick . . . — — Map (db m198122) WM
We honor those who served our country
and our community in all wars: we recall
their sacrifices and the sacrifices
of their families. — — Map (db m198071) WM
To the north were located the stockaded cabins of John Doddridge. Built about 1773, they served as a refuge for settlers of this region in Revolutionary days. Also boyhood home of Dr. Joseph Doddridge. — — Map (db m20851) HM
[Front of Monument:]
1941 ** Dedicated to the ** 1945
Members of Our
Community Serving
Our Country
in the Armed Forces
[Left Column:]
H Patterson, C Burns, P Westlake, C Gillespie, J Shymchyk, J Shedkiac, G . . . — — Map (db m20854) WM
Pastors
Thomas Allison 1802 - 1837
David Thompson 1838 - 1847
J T Brownlee D D 1851 - 1900
S A Jackson 1901 - 1904
Robert Hamill 1904 - 1911
A P Duncan 1915 - 1933
J C Stormont 1935 - 1938
Ministerial Sons of . . . — — Map (db m20816) HM
A deeply stratified archaeological site, its deposits span nearly 16,000 years. Discovered in 1973 by Albert Miller and excavated by University of Pittsburgh archaeologists. Meadowcroft revealed North America's earliest known evidence of human . . . — — Map (db m40403) HM
On November 28, 1908 154 miners died in what was the worst disaster in Washington County and among the most severe in the history of US mining. The incident, and several others at the time, catalyzed public advocacy for mine safety, leading to the . . . — — Map (db m140248) HM
(McDonald Oil, Field,) McDonald, Pa.
For a brief period of time in 1891-1892, while pumping great quantities of
high quality "Pennsylvania Crude", McDonald's oil field was recognized as
the largest in the entire world.
To learn more . . . — — Map (db m178930) HM
Prolific composer and writer of popular songs for motion pictures and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Born and raised in McDonald. Along with partner Ray Evans, Livingston earned Academy Awards for the songs “Buttons and Bows,” . . . — — Map (db m45733) HM
Oil was first struck here in 1890, and in 1891 and 1892 the field yielded the highest levels of oil in the world. Second only in Pa. history to the Bradford Oil Field in both size and production, it was instrumental in achieving the state's highest . . . — — Map (db m58541) HM
The McDonald Oil Field
The "Great Oil Boom Excitement of 1891
In the early 1890's, just about the time that the commercialization of oil was becoming big
business, the Great McDonald Oil Field was the highest producing oil field in the . . . — — Map (db m178928) HM
The first black woman to be a nationally syndicated cartoonist in the US, and for many years, the only one. Beginning in 1937, her comics were published in African American newspapers, the Pittsburgh Courier and Chicago Defender. Her . . . — — Map (db m98348) HM
Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West. — — Map (db m39965) HM
Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West. — — Map (db m45003) HM
Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West. — — Map (db m45004) HM
Immigrants from Italy, Central Europe and other regions settled in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Through hard work, commitment to faith, family and each other, along with an innovative spirit, they built a thriving community of accomplishment in the . . . — — Map (db m45009) HM
This monument is dedicated to
the memory of the soldiers,
sailors and marines who served
this country during the war with
Spain, The Philippine Insurrection
and the Campaign in China from
April 21st 1898 to July 4th 1902. — — Map (db m163956) WM
Site of two Indian Burial Mounds built between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago by the Adena people. Late 19th century excavations found skeletons, pottery, copper implements, and other antiquities. — — Map (db m45011) HM
In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m163726) HM WM
The bluff at Main Street and Park Avenue was the site on August 14, 1794, of a meeting of 226 whiskey rebels. Albert Gallatin's eloquence turned the tide, resulting in peaceful ending of the Whiskey Rebellion and the possibility of civil strife. — — Map (db m45010) HM
Opposite was the log home of David Reed, leader of the Covenanter squatters on lands owned by George Washington. Here 13 of the Scotch-Irish pioneers met with him on September 20, 1784, defying his effort to remove them. — — Map (db m45728) HM
Near here at the David Reed home, Washington met September 20, 1784, with 13 Covenanter squatters on his tract of 2613 acres. Failure to fix terms of purchase forced him to bring suit at Washington to eject the illegal tenants. — — Map (db m45729) HM
This tavern, in continuous operation since 1794 when it was opened by Stephen Hill, is one of the oldest on the National Road. It was a popular stop for stage coaches and waggoners. — — Map (db m255) HM
Here met, in August 1776, under Virginias claim to western Pennsylvania, the first court west of the Monongahela River. The site is .2 mile south and marked by a monument. — — Map (db m195504) HM
Here was the home, 1796-1810, of the noted Indian trader and agent. Site is marked by a monument. It was here that Morgan was visited by Aaron Burr. His conspiracy was first made known to Thomas Jefferson by Colonel Morgan. — — Map (db m40415) HM
An excellent horseman and among the most influential names in harness racing, Miller won 2,442 races in 8 decades, including the Hambletonian and the Little Brown Jug. He bred and trained many champions, including Adios, a winning stallion with . . . — — Map (db m42049) HM
First Presbyterian missioner in this area, 1775. Founder of Hill Church, 1776, and of Western Theological Seminary and Jefferson College. Died in 1833, after sixty years in the ministry, and is buried in the churchyard. — — Map (db m40397) HM
Born November 11, 1752
Died November 16, 1833
Pioneer, Preacher - Educator - Patriot
Lies buried in this church yard
Served sixty years in the ministry
Leader in founding Western Theological Seminary
Jefferson College - . . . — — Map (db m114018) HM
In 1980 an underground lake had
formed, filling the abandoned
Montour #10 Mine. In August,
1980 word suddenly came from
the adjacent Montour #4 Mine
that the lake in Montour #10 had
been accidentally breached,
allowing millions of gallons . . . — — Map (db m163717) HM
One of the shortest steel bridges
built on the Montour Railroad, this
10 foot bridge was last used on
Lotus Siding to span a small creek
flowing under Cliff Mine Road and
the railroad at trail mile 5.5 in
Robinson Township.
Reportedly, . . . — — Map (db m163719) HM
Mileposts measured distance from
Montour Junction. Mile 0 was the
switch connecting the Montour RR
with the P&LE in Coraopolis.
Milepost 32 was located approx.
200 yards west of this location.
As the railroad completed . . . — — Map (db m163721) HM
In 1953 a sloped shaft was dug into
the hillside and a conveyor system
brought coal out of the mine to a
new tipple, loading directly into
hopper cars.
The mine was capable of loading
over 20,000 car loads of coal each
year.
This shaft . . . — — Map (db m163715) HM
The X1 crane was built in 1947 for
the Montour Railroad Co. by the
Ohio Locomotive Crane Co.
X1 worked on the Montour for 36
years until being sold in 1983 when
the railroad ceased operations.
X1 restoration project made possible
with . . . — — Map (db m163720) HM
This crematory, the first in the United States, was built in 1876 by Dr. Francis LeMoyne. From 1876 to 1900, there were 42 cremations. Dr. LeMoyne lies buried here. — — Map (db m40402) HM
Laid out in 1781 by John and William Hoge. Site of Indian Catfish Camp. Boro charter, 1810; city, 1823. National Road center and rich in historic buildings and associations. Named for George Washington. — — Map (db m258) HM
Near this site was located the mule entrance to the Cincinnati coal mine. On April 23, 1913, at 12:15 P.M., One of the worst mine explosions in U.S. history occurred in this mine. This disaster resulted in the deaths of 96 miners and 1 rescue team . . . — — Map (db m64385) HM
"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty against the enemy in connection with a bombing mission over enemy occupied Europe on 20 February 1944. The aircraft on which Sergeant Mathies was serving as . . . — — Map (db m64386) HM
Built by Gabriel Cox about 700 yards Southeast of this site. Gabriel Cox came to this area in 1770 and took out a grant of 400 acres. The Virginia certificate was dated 1780 under the title of Coxburg. He also received another tract of the 262 acres . . . — — Map (db m78747) HM
James Chapel has been in continuous use since it was built in 1817. It was the outgrowth of a class formed about 1810 at Robert James' home. — — Map (db m78748) HM
This area has been called the cradle of the Whiskey Rebellion. Here in the 1790s, a log Presbyterian meetinghouse stood near the site of the present church. Used by the Mingo Creek Society after its formation in February 1794, it became a nerve . . . — — Map (db m45012) HM
First published at this site. Founding of the Disciples of Christ is dated from this statement's adoption, September 7, 1809. It was written by Thomas Campbell, who with his followers had organized the Christian Association of Washington earlier in . . . — — Map (db m40416) HM
The Kennedy Log House, administered by the Washington County Historical Society, is just one example of an 18th
century log home. Built in 1848 by Peter Kennedy, the house was originally located at the corner of West Beau and
Franklin Streets in . . . — — Map (db m163712) HM
Built in 1788 by David Bradford, leader of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Occupied by him until he fled to Spanish West Florida after the collapse of the Rebellion. — — Map (db m40400) HM
Born December 13, 1860, on this site. Graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Went to China in 1885, built up and trained its Navy. September 17, 1894, it fought the Japanese to a draw in a naval battle at Yalu River. McGiffin died in 1897 from . . . — — Map (db m40414) HM
First African American quarterback in the Rose Bowl, 1922. At Washington & Jefferson College. He challenged racial discrimination in football by refusing an opposing team's demand to bench him. West was a pentathlete on the 1924 Olympic team. He was . . . — — Map (db m190870) HM
Clarence Dewey Dieter, PhD
Class of 1924
1898 - 1975
Beloved Teacher
whose profound influence
inspired hundreds of young men
to enter the medical profession
Professor of Biology
Washington and Jefferson College
1924 - 1966 . . . — — Map (db m196053) HM
It is with a deep sense of pride that Richard and Edwina Cameron dedicate this magnificent fence in honor of John Luckhardt the most successful football coach in Washington & Jefferson College history.
His coaching record stands at 137 wins . . . — — Map (db m198106) HM
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