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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Georgetown, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Beaver 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 Beaver County, PA (218) Allegheny County, PA (673) Butler County, PA (73) Lawrence County, PA (42) Washington County, PA (377) Columbiana County, OH (108) Hancock County, WV (28)  BeaverCounty(218) Beaver County (218)  AlleghenyCounty(673) Allegheny County (673)  ButlerCounty(73) Butler County (73)  LawrenceCounty(42) Lawrence County (42)  WashingtonCounty(377) Washington County (377)  ColumbianaCountyOhio(108) Columbiana County (108)  HancockCountyWest Virginia(28) Hancock County (28)
Beaver is the county seat for Beaver County
Georgetown is in Beaver County
      Beaver County (218)  
ADJACENT TO BEAVER COUNTY
      Allegheny County (673)  
      Butler County (73)  
      Lawrence County (42)  
      Washington County (377)  
      Columbiana County, Ohio (108)  
      Hancock County, West Virginia (28)  
 
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1 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown — Down The OhioIn 1803 — September 4th —
As Lewis wrote in his journal, "The Perogue was loaded as his (has) been my practice since I left Pittsburgh....an hour after we had got under way....found she had sprung a leek and had nearly filled; as her load consisting of articles of . . . Map (db m204301) HM
2 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown — Georgetown
Most residents of the village of Georgetown worked on riverboats. In 1803 Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery stopped here to buy a canoe to replace a leaky boat. Lewis later discovered the canoe also leaked. The visit was celebrated in . . . Map (db m50881) HM
3 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown — Georgetown Veterans Memorial
Revolution Veterans War of 1812 Civil War Spanish American War WWI WWII Korea Vietnam Gulf War Peace Time VeteransMap (db m116706) WM
4 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown — Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
First services held on a flat boat on the Ohio River around 1800. Saint Luke's, admitted into union with the Diocese of Pennsylvania in 1814, was visited by the first presiding bishop in 1825. Present structure built 1833.Map (db m50879) HM
5 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown — The Penna - Virginia Boundary
Survey was completed August 23, 1785. Surveyors for Pennsylvania were David Rittenhouse and Colonel Andrew Porter. For Virginia Andrew Ellicott and Joseph Neville. On September 30, 1785 the Northwest Territory Survey began on the north shore.Map (db m50880) HM
6 Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Georgetown, Hanover Township — Swearingen Cemetery
Victims of the last Indian murder in Beaver County are buried here. Samuel Swearingen settled here in 1785 and in 1790 near this site his only daughter Mary, wife of Jacob Colvin, and her infant child were scalped and killed. They are buried here . . . Map (db m51603) HM
 
 
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Apr. 18, 2024