Historical Markers and War Memorials in Edinburg, Pennsylvania
New Castle is the county seat for Lawrence County
Edinburg is in Lawrence County
Lawrence County(42) ► ADJACENT TO LAWRENCE COUNTY Beaver County(218) ► Butler County(73) ► Mercer County(96) ► Columbiana County, Ohio(108) ► Mahoning County, Ohio(78) ►
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The Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, in use 1838-1872. Chartered by both states,
1827. Joined Beaver Canal just below New Castle, linking Pittsburgh with Youngstown and Cleveland. Followed Mahoning River on line of present railroad. — — Map (db m202318) HM
Northern terminus, Beaver Division of Pennsylvania Canal system, completed to this point, 1834. Important shipping point before completing "Cross-Cut Canal" to Ohio, 1838, and Erie Extension to Greenville, 1840. — — Map (db m51143) HM
Famous singing evangelist, fellow-worker with Dwight L. Moody in Europe and in America, was born August 28, 1840, at Edinburg, in a house since removed. He died in Brooklyn, New York, on August 13, 1908. — — Map (db m40217) HM
Home of the Wolf Clan of Delaware Indians and capital of Chief Packanke.
This was the farthest point west reached by General Edward Hand in his expedition against the Indians along the Cuyahoga River in 1778, known as the Squaw Campaign. — — Map (db m167524) HM
Of this group of towns, the last one occupied by the Indians stood near here in 1785, when Gen. Wm. Irvine toured the Donation Lands just before their division into tracts given to Revolutionary soldiers. — — Map (db m193790) HM
Mahoning County
Dedicated to the men and women of Mahoning Township who served
during World War II and to those who made the supream sacrifice
Affagata, Carl •
Affagata, Joseph •
Anderson, Dwight •
Arena, Christmas •
Arena, Patsy • . . . — — Map (db m202384) WM
