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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Westmoreland County, PA (100) Allegheny County, PA (470) Armstrong County, PA (21) Cambria County, PA (73) Fayette County, PA (95) Indiana County, PA (27) Somerset County, PA (73) Washington County, PA (78)  WestmorelandCounty(100) Westmoreland County (100)  AlleghenyCounty(470) Allegheny County (470)  ArmstrongCounty(21) Armstrong County (21)  CambriaCounty(73) Cambria County (73)  FayetteCounty(95) Fayette County (95)  IndianaCounty(27) Indiana County (27)  SomersetCounty(73) Somerset County (73)  WashingtonCounty(78) Washington County (78)
Adjacent to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
    Allegheny County (470)
    Armstrong County (21)
    Cambria County (73)
    Fayette County (95)
    Indiana County (27)
    Somerset County (73)
    Washington County (78)
 
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Apollo — Fort Hand — 1777-1779
On Pine Run Road 0.1 miles west of Watt Road, on the right when traveling west.
2Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Arnold — Fannie Sellins — (1870-1919)
On Freeport Road at Moore Street, on the right when traveling north on Freeport Road.
3Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Belle Vernon — Colonel Edward Cook — (1738-1808)
On Finley Road at Rehoboth Road, on the right when traveling east on Finley Road.
4Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Delmont — Bushy Run
On Sheridan Road (Pennsylvania Route 66) 0 miles north of Pittsburgh Street, on the right when traveling south.
5Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Delmont — Delmont
On Greensburg Street just north of Crest Drive, on the right when traveling north.
6Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Delmont — Fairview Park
On Old William Penn Highway 0.2 miles east of Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
7Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Delmont — New Salem Borough 100th Anniversary — 1833-1933
On Greensburg Street just north of Crest Drive, on the right when traveling north.
8Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Derry — Fort Barr
On Atlantic Road 1.1 miles north of Pennsylvania Route 982, on the right when traveling south.
9Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Derry — Fort Elder
On Short Cut Road at Rushwood Road, on the right when traveling west on Short Cut Road.
10Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Derry — Hauling Coal From Salem #2
Near Stone Lodge Road 0.6 miles east of Slag Road.
11Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Derry — Wilson's Blockhouse
On Hunter Road 0.1 miles west of Pizza Barn Road, on the right when traveling east.
12Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Donegal — Donegal American Legion Veterans Memorial
On Pennsylvania Route 31, on the right when traveling east.
13Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), East Huntingdon — Morewood Massacre
On Morewood Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) 0.2 miles west of U.S. 119, on the right when traveling east.
14Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Arthur Saint Clair — (1737-1818)
On North Maple Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Otterman Street (Pennsylvania Route 819), on the right when traveling south.
15Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Fort Allen
On Pennsylvania Route 136 at Baltzer Meyer Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3007), on the right when traveling east on State Route 136.
16Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Fort Allen
17Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Hannastown
On New Alexandria Road (U.S. 119) at Forbes Trail Road, on the right when traveling south on New Alexandria Road.
18Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor — Traveling the Highway
On West Otterman Street (Lincoln Highway) at South Pennsylvania Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Otterman Street (Lincoln Highway).
19Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Sion Church-Herolds Settlement — First Lutheran Church West of the Alleghany Mountains
Near Baltzer Meyer Pike 0.1 miles north of Bus Garage Road.
20Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Toll House
On Tollgate Hill Road at Mount Odin Park Entrance, on the right when traveling east on Tollgate Hill Road.
21Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Toll House
On East Pittsburgh Street (Pennsylvania Route 130) at Stark Street, on the right when traveling west on East Pittsburgh Street.
22Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Train Station at Greensburg — Lincoln Highway
On Harrison Street.
23Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Greensburg — Westmoreland County
On South Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 66), on the right when traveling south.
24Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Harrison City — Bushy Run Battlefield
On Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993) at Harrison Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 130), on the right when traveling west on Bushy Run Road.
25Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Hempfield — Braddock's Military Road 1755 Salt Lick Camp
On S Center Ave (Pennsylvania Route 3093) 2 miles south of Interstate 70, on the left when traveling south.
26Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — Braddock's Military Road 1755 — "Three Springs" Camp
On Clay Pike at Robbins Station Road on Clay Pike.
27Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — Braddock's Military Road 1755 Monacatootha's Camp
On Reservoir Rd 0.8 miles west of Clay Pike, on the left when traveling south.
28Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — Fort Walthour
On Pennsylvania Avenue 0.2 miles west of Rocky Road, on the right when traveling east.
29Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — John Irwin House
On Main Street at Pennsylvania Avenue (Old Route 30), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
30Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — Long Run Church
On Maus Drive.
31Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Irwin — The Beginning of the Lincoln Highway
Near Pennsylvania Avenue (Old Route 30) at Main Street.
32Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Jeannette — Ambush — Bushy Run Battlefield
On Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993).
33Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Jeannette — Bushy Run
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Lowry Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Highway.
34Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Jeannette — Pontiac's War — Bushy Run Battlefield
On Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993).
35Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Jeannette — Welcome to Bushy Run Battlefield
On Bushy Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 993).
36Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — Fred McFeely Rogers — (1928-2003)
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 981) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
37Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S. B.
Near Monastery Road.
38Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — Saint Vincent
On Fraser Purchase Road at Monastery Road, on the right when traveling west on Fraser Purchase Road.
39Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — Site of Sportsman's Hall Log Cabin
Near Monastery Road.
40Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — St. Xavier's
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Xavier Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
41Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — The Banana Split
On Ligonier Street 0.1 miles east of Depot Street (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling south.
42Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — The Johnson House at Kingston — Est, 1815 — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor —
43Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — Twelve Mile Camp
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Technology Way (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling east.
44Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Latrobe — William Findley
On Main Street 0 miles east of Depot Street (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling north.
45Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Arthur Saint Clair
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
46Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Building the Highway — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
On Main Street near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
47Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Bullet's Defeat
On Old Forbes Road 0.7 miles south of Gravel Hill Road, on the right when traveling south.
48Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Desert Storm Memorial
On Main Street near Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 711), in the median.
49Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Forbes Road — 1758 — Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne —
On East Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
50Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Fort Ligonier
On East Main Street at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
51Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Fort Ligonier
Near Main Street.
52Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Fort Ligonier — Monument Marks the Site
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at South Market Street on Lincoln Highway.
53Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Fort Ligonier — Century Chain
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) near South Market Street.
54Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Highway Enterprise — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
On West Main Street at South Fairfield Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
55Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Idlewild In 1938 - The Rollo Coaster Opens
Near Idlewild Road.
56Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Idlewild Park
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Idlewild Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
57Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Idlewild Park Depot / Smallest Train Station — 125 Years — 1878-2002 —
Near U.S. 30.
58Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — In Memory of Richard Beatty Mellon — 1858-1933
Near Walnut Street at West Main Street.
59Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Johnston House
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Kingston Road (Pennsylvania Route 217), on the left when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
60Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Ligonier Depot — Pennsylvania Game Commission, Southwest Division HQ — Ligonier Valley School District —
On Main Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
61Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Ligonier Town Square Fountain
On Main Street at Market Street, in the median on Main Street.
62Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Ligonier Train Crash
Near Pennsylvania Route 711 0.2 miles east of Macartney Lane.
63Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Ligonier War Memorial
On Main Street near Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 711), in the median.
64Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Loyalhanning
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at East Main Street on Lincoln Highway.
65Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Original Course of Forbes Road — 1758
On Old Forbes Road at Gravel Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on Old Forbes Road.
66Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Philadelphia Tobaggan Company Carousel Number 83 — PTC No. 83
Near Idlewild Road.
67Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Picture Yourself on the Lincoln Highway — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
Near Idlewild Road.
68Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Railroad Signs — 125 Years — 1878-2002 —
Near U.S. 30.
69Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Road Versus Rail — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
On Main Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
70Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Roadside Enterprise — Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
On Main Street near Fairfield Street, on the right when traveling west.
71Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Saint Clair Hollow
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at St. Clair Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
72Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Ligonier — Welcome to Holy Trinity Parish — The Catholic Community of the Ligonier Valley
Near West Main Street 0.1 miles east of Walnut Street.
73Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Monessen — Christian B. Anfinsen — (1916-1995)
On Donner Avenue 0.2 miles from 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
74Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Braddock's Military Road 1755
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Braddock Road Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
75Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — First General Conference of the United Brethren in Christ
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31), on the left when traveling west.
76Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — General Edward Braddock and His Army
On Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Braddock Road Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 981), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
77Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Henry Clay Frick
On West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31), on the left when traveling west.
78Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Henry Clay Frick
On U.S. 119 at Porter Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 119.
79Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — John W. Geary
On Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Standpipe Alley, on the left when traveling south on Diamond Street.
80Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant Veterans Memorial
On Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Standpipe Alley, on the left when traveling south on Diamond Street.
81Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant War Memorial
On West Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Diamond Street (Pennsylvania Route 819), in the median on West Main Street.
82Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Mount Pleasant — Standard Shaft Mine and Coke Works
On State Street at State Street Extension, on the right when traveling east on State Street.
83Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Murrysville — Forbes Road
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22), on the right when traveling east.
84Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Murrysville — Forbes Road
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22) at Laird Road, on the right when traveling west on William Penn Highway.
85Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Murrysville — Haymaker Well
Near Norbatrol Court 0.1 miles west of Carson Avenue.
86Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Murrysville — Murrysville Gas Well
On William Penn Highway (U.S. 22) at Reed Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on William Penn Highway.
87Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Alexandria — Chalmers "Slick" Goodlin — (1923-2005)
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Pennsylvania Route 981, on the right when traveling east.
88Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Alexandria — Thomas F. Gallagher — (1822-1883)
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling west.
89Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Kensington — Eddie Adams — (1933-2004)
On 9th Street at 4th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 56), on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
90Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Kensington — Stephanie Kwolek — (1923-2014)
On Seventh Street Road (Pennsylvania Route 56) at Freeport Road, on the right when traveling east on Seventh Street Road.
91Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Kensington — Willie Thrower — (1930-2002)
On Stevenson Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 366) at Powers Drive (Pennsylvania Route 780), on the right when traveling south on Stevenson Boulevard.
92Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), New Stanton — Rural Free Delivery
On West Pennsylvania Avenue at Post Road, on the right when traveling east on West Pennsylvania Avenue.
93Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Norvelt — Norvelt
On Mt Pleasant Road 0.1 miles north of Iris Lane, on the right when traveling north.
94Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Scottdale — Mammoth Mine Explosion
On Scottdale Dawson Road (Pennsylvania Route 819) at Hornertown Road, on the right when traveling south on Scottdale Dawson Road.
95Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Smithton — Darr Mine Disaster
On Pennsylvania Route 981 at Van Meter Road, on the right when traveling east on State Route 981.
96Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Tarrs — East Huntingdon Soldiers Monument
On Mt. Pleasant Road (Pennsylvania Route 31) at Parsonage Lane, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Pleasant Road.
97Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Vandergrift — St Gertrude Roman Catholic Church
Near Franklin Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Madison Avenue.
98Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Vandergrift — Vandergrift
On Washington Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 56).
99Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), Vandergrift — Vandergrift — Something Better Than the Best
On Grant Avenue just east of Lincoln Street (State Route 56), on the right when traveling west.
100Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County), West Newton — West Newton
On W Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 136) at Youghiogheny River Trail, on the right when traveling east on W Main Street.
 
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