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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is the county seat for Fayette County
Adjacent to Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Greene County(92) ► Somerset County(147) ► Washington County(377) ► Westmoreland County(169) ► Garrett County, Maryland(161) ► Monongalia County, West Virginia(226) ► Preston County, West Virginia(116) ►
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Belle Vernon's historian began practicing medicine here in 1847 upon graduating from today's W&J College. He married Betsy Plumer Smith that fall. His 1893 The Old and New Monongahela relates how Betsy's great grandfather Alexander Lowrey . . . — — Map (db m201460) HM
Arison, Charles E.
Bailey, Clifford F.
Baker, Clarence, Jr.
Baker, Robert
Baker, Emmett
Barnes, Charles
Barnes, Herbert E.
Barnes, Alfred L.
Bednar, Albert L.
Blaney, Paul O.
Brnich, Michael J.
Buehner, . . . — — Map (db m231736) WM
Memory of
PFC Michael D. Miner
Born 9-21-1947
KIA Vietnam 9-13-1967
☆ ☆ ☆
Michael D. Miner
U.S. Army
Purple Heart Bronze Star Vietnam Private First Class — — Map (db m229438) WM
John A. Brashear, astronomer, educator, was born here 1840. His grandfather kept the Brashear House, a leading tavern. In 1825 Lafayette spoke from its doorway to the people of Brownsville. — — Map (db m746) HM
Once called Redstone Old Fort, its history includes the Ohio Company storehouse, 1854, and Fort Burd, 1759. It was on the route of Nemacolin's Trail, of Burd's Road, and of the National Road. — — Map (db m201487) HM
ASM International has designated Brownsville - Route 40 Bridge an historical landmark. This bridge, designed by and built under the supervision of Capt. Richard Delafield in 1839 to improve the "National Road", is the first cast iron bridge to be . . . — — Map (db m252) HM
(First Panel):
WORLD WAR I
Killed In Action/Missing In Action
Axton, Andrew Kramer
Ayoub, Tony
Christy, Angelo
Conyua, John
DeLeonibus, Giuseppe
Ferri, Armino
Fiorentino, Fortunato
Fisher, Albert . . . — — Map (db m201079) WM
First Episcopal Service (Fort Burd) 1759
Parish organized and
grounds purchased, 1796
First church erected
on this ground, 1823
Present church building
completed, 1858
This plaque erected
in commemoration of the . . . — — Map (db m200772) HM
An integral part of the National Road, this was the first metal arch bridge in the United States, built 1836-39. Replacing several earlier bridges on this site, including an 1809 Finley suspension bridge, this 80-foot span was built of cast iron by . . . — — Map (db m251) HM
On May 26, 1825, General Lafayette, traveling on the National Pike from Washington to Uniontown, was honored in Brownsville where he dined. — — Map (db m201052) HM
Born May 6, 1853 in a house still standing on Front Street. Attorney-General in 1901, leading the anti-trust fight. A U.S. Senator, 1904–09. Secretary of State under Taft. Re-elected Senator in 1917. Died in 1921. — — Map (db m747) HM
This tablet is erected by the Great Meadows Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to mark the site of the Redstone Old Fort, accredited to the Mound Builders. It is also the site of Fort Burd, built by the British in 1759, under Colonel . . . — — Map (db m247) HM
Steamboat Enterprise Fourth steamboat built in Western Pennsylvania, Bridgeport, 1814. Engine design by Daniel French. Captain Henry M. Shreve, commanding. Steamed to New Orleans, Fall, 1814 and returned June 1815. First steamboat to ascend the . . . — — Map (db m41775) HM
This monument is a tribute to honor
all past, present, and future military
men and women who make great sacrifices to protect our country.
Merrittstown — — Map (db m200651) WM
In Memory of Veterans of all wars
Because of them our lives are free
Because of them our nation lives
Because of them the world is blessed
To those who gave the supreme sacrifice
May their souls rest in peace
W.W. I W.W. . . . — — Map (db m201053) WM
George Washington camped here on May 20, 1754. He was seeking for the British a navigable water route to the Forks of the Ohio (Pittsburgh), where
the French were building Fort Duquesne. The young Lieutenant Colonel from Virginia had orders to . . . — — Map (db m204849) HM
Nearby was the house of this collector of excise tax on whiskey. In the summer of 1794, after the Whiskey Rebellion had turned violent, his house was burned down by an angry crowd. Wells had spurned previous warnings by excise tax protectors. — — Map (db m41774) HM
General Braddock's twelfth camp, June 28, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was north of here, near the Youghiogheny River. On June 30, the army forded the River at Stewart's Crossing to a point about one-half mile northwest of present-day . . . — — Map (db m31905) HM
British Major General Edward Braddock camped here at Stewart's Crossing on the banks of the Youghiogheny River, June 28-30, 1755. His goal was to reach Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) and drive the French from the area. He was accompanied by colonial . . . — — Map (db m76134) HM
This Property Has Been Placed On The National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Placed by the Connellsville Area Historical Society — — Map (db m195499) HM
The Youghiogheny River has cut a winding gorge through the Chestnut Ridge, the western-most uplift of the Appalachian Mountains. The tall ridges bordering the river are heavily forested but lack the tree species for which the ridge is names: the . . . — — Map (db m76712) HM
Hero of Indian wars, made his home about a half mile from Connellsville after 1766, and was Washington's land agent. During the Revolution, he led a campaign against Ohio Indians; he was captured and killed near Upper Sandusky in 1782. — — Map (db m41776) HM
In memory of Colonel William Crawford, born in Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1732. Friend of Washington --pioneer -- patriot. This monument is situated 1260 yards S. 69 E. 16' of the spot where he built his log cabin in 1765 on the west bank of the . . . — — Map (db m41778) HM
You see in the distance Chestnut Ridge, the western edge of the Allegheny Mountains; behind you, you will not encounter mountains again until you reach the Rockies, more than 1,000 miles away. A ford of the Youghiogheny River known as Stewart's . . . — — Map (db m76709) HM
Cedar Creek Gorge, 21.8 miles north. Off the main trail in Cedar Creek Park, you will find waterfalls and wildflowers, as well as a suspension bridge over the gorge. photo by Betsy Mandarino.Great
Tufa Formation, 20.5 miles north. A living, . . . — — Map (db m76710) HM
Cedar Creek Gorge, 21.8 miles north
Off the main trail in Cedar Creek Park, you will find waterfalls and wildflowers, as well as a suspension bridge over the gorge.
Photo by Betsy Mandarino
Tufa Formation, 20.5 miles . . . — — Map (db m231993) HM
Canteen and Railroad Display: Among downtown's attractions is a nostalgic coffee shop adorned with WWII memorabilia that also houses a 1,250 square-foot model train display.
Photograph by GO Laurel Highlands . . . — — Map (db m232024) HM
■From this point to the city limits of Pittsburgh, the trail is owned and managed by a partnership of the Regional Trail Corporation and several member trail councils. This non-profit organization was chartered in 1991 to purchase the . . . — — Map (db m232063) HM
Dedicated to the Veterans of all wars. Their devotion, sacrifices and ideals have assured our liberties.
[left plaque]:
This memorial presented by the Connellsville Sesqui-Centennial Association 1956. Dedicated November 11, 1958. . . . — — Map (db m76719) WM
The stately homes in the 500 block of South Pittsburgh Street reflect the wealth in Connellsville in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Doctor Echard House, built in 1888, and the Southside Hospital, built in 1909, reflect an unusual . . . — — Map (db m216997) HM
Founding of Connellsville and City Hall Zachariah Connell secured a charter for a town on March 21, 1793. He saw this as a natural stopping place for immigrants and travelers to build rafts and float down the river. He named . . . — — Map (db m217090) HM
Carnegie Library Carnegie Free Library, a magnificent building, was built in 1903 with funding donated by Andrew Carnegie. It is of Ohio buff stone and is in the Italian Renaissance style. There is an auditorium on the second . . . — — Map (db m217192) HM
Brimstone Corner In 1845, Thomas Ewing conducted a general store on the corner where present day Crawford Avenue and Pittsburgh Street intersect in downtown Connellsville. The political discussion in the general store was so . . . — — Map (db m217193) HM
Our beautiful Youghiogheny River, "Meandering and Contrary River" from Delaware (Algonquin) language, attracted the first people into our region. Native Americans followed such animals as buffalo and deer into this most inviting of hunting . . . — — Map (db m231973) HM
Former P & LE Train Station
The Former Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Train Station is one of two remaining train stations of the six that were originally located in Connellsville. This is the only original passenger station still standing. This . . . — — Map (db m232417) HM
Motion picture pioneer, born in Connellsville. Developed concepts of film editing, screenplay, and other cinematic techniques. In early 20th century, he was America's leading director; his most famous film was "The Great Train Robbery," 1903. — — Map (db m41784) HM
Christopher Gist, the Ohio Company surveyor who went to Fort LeBoeuf with Washington, settled here in 1753. In 1754, Washington halted his campaign here and retreated to Fort Necessity. Pursuing French destroyed the plantation. — — Map (db m59677) HM
Project Pride
Restoration of retaining wall of
Hill Grove Cemetery
1961 to 1964
Material and equipment furnished by donations
of civic minded people of Connellsville Area
Labor furnished by Connellsville
Carpenters Union Local . . . — — Map (db m232166) HM
The Georgian manor on the hill was built 1802 by Isaac Meason. Veteran of the Revolution, Meason was a pioneer ironmaster. In 1817 at Plumsock he built one of the first rolling mills. — — Map (db m59679) HM
Major General Edward Braddock and his army on the way to capture Fort Duquesne, at the forks of the Ohio River, crossed the Youghiogheny River at Stewart's Crossing (now Connellsville.) The army camped in this area from June 28-30, 1755. During . . . — — Map (db m231974) HM
To honor the five brothers who served their country during WW II
T/Sgt Frederick J
M/Sgt Charles J
Capt Edgar K
M/Sgt Isaac H
S/Sgt John W — — Map (db m232449) WM
This Property Has Been Placed On The National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Placed by: C. J. Franklin Ellis Postmaster 1951 to 1972 — — Map (db m195496) HM
From 1944 until 1946, about 800 women of all ages met 600,000 troops who passed through the B&O Railroad station. From offices here, volunteers furnished food and drink 24 hours a day and chauffeured personnel to their homes. — — Map (db m41800) HM
Erected by the Citizens of Dawson and Lower Tyrone Township
In honor of the men and women who served their country during the Korean, Vietnam, and Cold War eras
1945-1991
Legend
K = Korean Era
V = Vietnam Era
C = Cold War Era . . . — — Map (db m210288) WM
Erected by the Citizens of Dawson and Lower Tyrone Township, Pa., in honor of the men who served their country in
1917 - the World War - 1919.
- Dawson -
Arison, Herman
Baum, W. Farber
Brallier, James LeRoy
Brown, Henry . . . — — Map (db m208117) WM
Erected in thankfulness to God and in honor of the men and women of Dawson and Lower Tyrone Township who served in World War II 1941-1947
Ansell, Claude R.
Ansell, George F.
Austin, Donald C.
Baird, Joseph B.
Baird, Quentin . . . — — Map (db m210289) WM
William R. Baker
Frank W. Black
Arthur Brown
James Brown
J. William Brown
William Warren Brown
Howard Vincent Bowers
James C. Cavalcant
Brice Colbert
Lewis Colbert
Scott Colbert
Frank Conti
Mike Conti . . . — — Map (db m207962) WM
ASM International
The Materials Information Society
Has Designated
Beehive Coke Ovens
A Historical Landmark
"Beehive ovens marked a major advance in manufacturing coke, allowing the mass production of Iron . . . — — Map (db m228422) HM
Coal was mined in this region and transformed into coke in beehive ovens. Almost pure carbon, coke burns hotter than coal and was crucial to the success of Pittsburgh's steel making.
One of the largest coking complexes was Adelaide, founded by . . . — — Map (db m76723) HM
In honor of those men and women from the Dunbar Pennsylvania area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America during the Korean War.
June 27, 1950 - January 31, 1955
Brewer, Donald
Bryner, Walter J.
Cromwell, . . . — — Map (db m228743) WM
In honor of those men and women from the Dunbar Pennsylvania area who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America during the Korean War.
June 27, 1950 - January 31, 1955
Alexander, Paul J.
☆Anderson, Harry W. . . . — — Map (db m228921) WM
In commemoration of those men and women of Dunbar who served their country during the Vietnam War.
August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975
PFC Lawrence George "Larry" Eans
1st Plt. Co. B, 1st Engineer BN
Combat Engineers, U.S. Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m228702) HM
This Finial was the uppermost element of the building known as Number One, Poultry, in the heart of the City of London. The building was constructed in 1870 to a design by the Victorian architect John Belcher Jr., in the Venetian-Gothic style. A . . . — — Map (db m62144) HM
A mile west of here on June 16, 1890, 31 miners were killed by an explosion of gas at the Hill Farm Mine owned by the Dunbar Furnace Company. The explosion was one of the most deadly in the history of the coke region. Two of the bodies were . . . — — Map (db m228407) HM
In honor of those from the vicinity of Dunbar Pennsylvania who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in World War I
Addis Emmet M.
Addis Robert H.
Ainsley Harry
Anderson Ralph B.
Arthur Robert A.
Augustine . . . — — Map (db m228441) WM
In honor of those from the vicinity of Dunbar Pennsylvania who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in World War II
(Panel 1):
Ainsley Harry Lee
Ainsley James Roger
Albright Howard
Aldrige Alfred Robert . . . — — Map (db m232595) WM
The K6 was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, as a result of a commission from the Post Office, to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V in 1935. It arrived on the streets a year later.The K6 was made of cast iron, and it was . . . — — Map (db m62142) HM
I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House "Kentuck Knob" has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America Constructed of native stone, tidewater cypress, . . . — — Map (db m62141) HM
The Sheepskin Trail, named so by railroaders, is a 32-mile branch of the Youghiogheny River Trail and part of the Great Allegheny Passage. This trail adjoins YRT at Wheeler Bottom and enters the Borough of Dunbar.
Dunbar, originally called . . . — — Map (db m228359) HM
The remains of the beehive coke ovens, that are visible on both sides of the Youghiogheny River, are some of the first in what became known as the "Connellsville Coke Region", with over 35,000 ovens in operation.
Coke, a hard, porous residue with . . . — — Map (db m76694) HM
In honor and in memory of all men and women of the Everson Area who served our country during time of war and peace
Killed In Action
Eugene Albright
Frank Banaszak
Michael Banko
Stanley Banko
Stanley Bodziony
Bruno . . . — — Map (db m228281) WM
With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to
Col. Patrick M. Fallon
and all prisoners of war and missing in action
1974 — — Map (db m228303) WM
World War II Veteran
Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army,
Medical Detachment
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL
of HONOR RECIPIENT
The highest award for Valor in action against an enemy force . . . — — Map (db m179182) HM WM
Dedicated in Honor of the 100th anniversary of S S. Cyril & Methodius Church, Fairchance, Pa. 1910 - 2010
Crosslet Pattern: Symbolizes the Word of God taken to the four corners of the world thus honoring our patron saints who translated the Holy . . . — — Map (db m178349) HM
Dedicated to the courageous men and women from Fairchance Borough who served under the flag of the United States of America during times of war and peace — — Map (db m175167) WM
Abbott George
Allen Edward
Bacha Mike
Bacha Steve
Balabon Edward
Beaman Douglas
Besse Robert
Blake Lester
Brangard Edward
Brooks Hugh
Brooks Martha
Cole Elmer
Cole Frank
Cole Harry . . . — — Map (db m245042) WM
Maj. Gen. Edward Braddockcommander-in-chief of British forces in North Americatraveled over the road trace below on June 25, 1755. Marching north with his 2,400-man army, the 60-year-old Braddock was under orders to capture Fort Duquesne and . . . — — Map (db m339) HM
Gen. Edward Braddock was buried here in 1755, after his disastrous defeat and death. The site of his original grave, the new grave to which his remains were moved in 1804, and a trace of the Braddock Road may be seen here. — — Map (db m310) HM
Here lieth the remains of Major General Edward Braddock who, in command of the 44th and 48th regiments of English Regulars, was mortally wounded in an engagement with the French and Indians under the command of Captain M. de Beaujeu at the Battle . . . — — Map (db m304) HM
This tablet marks the spot where Major-General Edward Braddock was buried, July 14th, 1755,
His remains were removed in 1804 to the site of the present monument. — — Map (db m166925) HM
From the earthworks and stream banks behind you, the British fired back at the French and Indians. A steady rain dampened the gun powder and fouled muskets. Lying in water-filled trenches, the British soldiers' ammunition and morale began to . . . — — Map (db m152698) HM
Here, in a rare meadow among the frontier forests, British soldiers began raising a small stockade in May of 1754. Lt. Col. George Washington and 40 Virginia militia had skirmished with a small French detachment nearby on May 28; now Washington . . . — — Map (db m201461) HM
By 1933, the fourth year of the Great Depression, America's unemployment rate stood at twenty-five percent. To alleviate this and other economic issues, newly elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt initiated his New Deal reforms. The best . . . — — Map (db m152695) HM
Do you measure up in Washington's Army?
These are the British troops who defended the frontier during the Battle of Fort Necessity, July 3, 1754.
Are you dressed for the campaign?
These are the French troops and American Indian . . . — — Map (db m152694) HM
Before the Europeans, only Indian trails led through virgin forests that once stretched beyond the horizon. About 1750 Nemacolin, a Delaware Indian, blazed a trail past here for the Ohio Company. Four years later, Virginia militia under Lt. Col. . . . — — Map (db m333) HM
Fort Necessity was located about 400 yards to the south in the Great Meadows. Built and commanded, 1754 by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, aged 22. Here, after 9 hours engagement with M. Coulon de Villiers in command of 900 French regulars . . . — — Map (db m341) HM
On this charming field for an encounter George Washington built Fort Necessity in May-June 1754 as defense against an approaching French force. The battle fought here July 3 brought on the French and Indian War for control of the continent. Burnt . . . — — Map (db m105634) WM
Colonel George Washington on June 29, 1754 began a fort here. July 4 he surrendered to a superior force of French. Fort Necessity Park includes the historic area and the reconstructed fort. — — Map (db m201437) HM
George Washington's only surrender took place here on July 3, 1754. After an eight to nine hour battle on a rainy day, he capitulated to a sizable force of French soldiers and their Indian allies, led by Jumonville's older brother de Villiers. . . . — — Map (db m152675) HM
This tavern once bustled with activity. Judge Nathaniel Ewing of Uniontown built it about 1830, then sold in in 1840 to James Sampey, who ran the tavern with his family. Mount Washington Tavern was a stage stop for the Good Intent Stage Line, one of . . . — — Map (db m347) HM
Organized March 24, 1842, the first congregation of this church worshipped in a log building which is preserved as the thirty feet square sanctuary of the existing structure. The church is located only one-half mile east of Fort Necessity on the . . . — — Map (db m348) 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 m340) HM
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