Historical Markers and War Memorials in New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is the county seat for Lawrence County
New Castle is in Lawrence County
Lawrence County(42) ► ADJACENT TO LAWRENCE COUNTY Beaver County(219) ► Butler County(73) ► Mercer County(96) ► Columbiana County, Ohio(116) ► Mahoning County, Ohio(78) ►
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500 unruly militia, under command of Gen. Edward Hand, left Pittsburgh to attack British at present Cleveland, February 1778. At an Indian town in the river-fork below here, they killed a man and an old woman; then returned home. — — Map (db m72992) HM
Sent by Provincial officials to draw Indian friendship away from the French, the Moravian missionary held councils at Kuskuskies Towns, August to November, 1758. His work, and the threat of General Forbes' army, forced the French to leave . . . — — Map (db m52131) HM
Important group of Indian towns on and near site of present New Castle. First inhabited by Senecas; but after 1756 settled chiefly by Delawares from eastern Pennsylvania. Abandoned during Revolutionary War. — — Map (db m40215) HM
Formed March 20, 1849 from Beaver and Mercer counties. Its name honors naval hero Captain James Lawrence. County seat, New Castle was laid out in 1802. Between 1890 and 1920 it was one of America's fastest growing cities and center of the tin-plate . . . — — Map (db m40218) HM
Mahoningtown Veterans Honor Roll
WORLD WAR II
PFC Glenn F. Baxter USA
LTCOL John B. Brettell USA
MM2/C Attillio Castrucci USN
T/SGT Willis Cheek USAF
PFC Frank J. Chmura USA
CPL Carl Deegan USA
PFC John L. Diana USA
LT Clarence . . . — — Map (db m199970) WM
