Historical Markers and War Memorials in Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Uniontown is the county seat for Fayette County
Uniontown is in Fayette County
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Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
One winter George's parents bought him a
shiny new flexible flyer sled. Thereafter George and his father
rode together, Mr. Marshall's wide
girth adding to the sled's weight and velocity. “I sat in front with a skate on my foot (to guide the . . . — — Map (db m231531) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
As the battles raged, General Marshall insisted that the fighting men of World War II receive the best possible care and regularly inquired about soldiers in remote locations. He worried most about the beleaguered infantrymen. He created the Women's . . . — — Map (db m182319) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
George's interest in history stemmed from his surroundings. He was aware that Main Street was part of the
“National Road” and that the nearby White Swan Inn was a popular hostelry from pioneer days. He hunted and
fished in the vicinity of . . . — — Map (db m182120) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Marshall household was the last residence on West Main Street before crossing the small stream called Coal Lick Run. The home included a barn and what the family called "the orchard," a carriage house, four large apple trees, a brick spring . . . — — Map (db m231809) HM
On Morgantown Street south of West Craig Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here crossed the ancient Catawba or Cherokee Trail leading from Canada to Florida and the southern branch of the Nemacolin Trail leading from Wills Creek (Cumberland, Md.) by way of Crawfords's Fort to Brownsville — — Map (db m207650) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
On August 28, 1899, Uniontown was lined
with American flags and red, white and
blue bunting to welcome home Company C, 10th Pa. Regiment from the Philippines and the Spanish-American War. The return of Company C was Marshall's "first great . . . — — Map (db m182131) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) at Court Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
Some Gave A Little
Some Gave A Lot
Some Gave It All
1941 • World War II • 1945
The Greatest Generation
In Honor and Memory
Of
All World War II
Veterans
(Six Panels of Names)
(Rear Side of Main Triangular Memorial): . . . — — Map (db m181913) WM
On University Drive (U.S. 119) at Penn State Campus Drive, on the right when traveling south on University Drive.
Located in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, the region's abundant high quality Pittsburgh vein coal yielded superior coke, used to smelt iron. This refined form of coal was produced in beehive ovens from the mid-19th century to the 1970s. . . . — — Map (db m59683) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The leading advocate in the Allied High Command of an invasion of Northern France, General Marshall successfully fought off proposals to delay or indefinitely postpone the D-Day attack. When the British wanted to invade the enemy-held island of . . . — — Map (db m182282) HM
In 1964 Fayette County leaders headed by Orville and Robert Eberly approached Penn State about opening a local campus and began a campaign to raise funds to support the project. University trustee J. Lewis Williams also backed the effort and a . . . — — Map (db m73914) HM
Formed September 26, 1783 from Westmoreland County. Named for the Marquis de Lafayette. Among the French and Indian War sites here is Fort Necessity. The county seat, Uniontown, was incorporated 1796. On the National Road, eventually US Route 40. — — Map (db m181951) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) 0.2 miles east of U.S. 119, on the right when traveling east.
They died to save a Nation.
Memory brightens hope.
To those who died in the service of our Country.
Requiescant in Pace. (Latin: Rest in Peace) — — Map (db m181761) WM
On Morgantown Road, 0.1 miles north of Georges Fairchance Road (Pennsylvania Route 857), on the right when traveling north.
Built on the Catawba Trail as a refuge from the Indians, by Thomas Gaddis about 1764. Gaddis was later a colonel in the Pennsylvania Continental Line during the Revolution. — — Map (db m188105) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
George's best friend Andy Thompson lived opposite him on Main Street. At one time or another, the two boys operated a "restaurant," grew tomatoes, loafed at the nearby blacksmith shop, played billiards, and conducted a ferry service across Coal Lick . . . — — Map (db m231532) HM
On Pittsburgh Street (Pennsylvania Route 51) at Morgantown Street and West Main Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north on Pittsburgh Street.
Born in Uniontown on December 31, 1880 and known as “Flicker” during his youth, General of the Army and Chief of Staff. George Catlett Marshall was the organizer of the Allied victory in WWII and later served as the Secretary of State . . . — — Map (db m1139) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) 0.1 miles west of North Arch Street, on the right when traveling west.
Soldier and statesman, born Dec. 31, 1880, on this site. Chief of Staff, United States Army, 1939-45. General of the Army from December 1944. Secretary of State, 1947-49, and Defense, 1950-51. Author of Marshall Plan for European recovery. Awarded . . . — — Map (db m231568) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The Commander of the U.S. Army in World War II, the author of the plan for European economic recovery after the war, and the winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize for peace was born on Main Street across from this site on December 31, 1880. The youngest . . . — — Map (db m182008) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) west of North Gallatin Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Community journalist for more than six decades, civic and church leader, historian, author, humorist, Pittsburgh Steelers fan, World War II veteran, family man and someone who loved his native Uniontown with all his heart. — — Map (db m207652) HM WM
In 1808 Finley obtained the first US patent for a suspension bridge. His first rigid chain bridge, which once spanned nearby Jacob’s Creek, exemplified the ingenuity of Finley’s design. Bridges following his patented design were built in several . . . — — Map (db m41794) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) at North Beeson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
On May 26, 1825, General Lafayette was welcomed at the courthouse by Albert Gallatin. He returned May 28 en route to Pittsburgh. — — Map (db m207657) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
In January 1947, after failing to negotiate an end to the Chinese Civil War, George Marshall was appointed Secretary of State by President Truman. The last Allied leader to give up hope of working with the Soviets, Marshall concluded in spring 1947 . . . — — Map (db m182934) HM
On West South Street, 0.1 miles west of Morgantown Road, on the left when traveling west.
Built about 1800. Here many early families received their first education. Restored as the Girl Scout Little House by Girl Scouts of Uniontown in 1939. Placed by the Albert Gallatin Chapter, U.S.D. 1812 — — Map (db m74968) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue.
On September 1, 1939, within hours of the start of World War II, George Marshall became Army Chief of Staff. Honored in Uniontown eight days later, Marshall declared the U.S. must plan for an uncertain future “without emotional hysteria.” War . . . — — Map (db m182213) HM
On East Church Street at South Gallatin Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Church Street.
Dedicated to the
men and women
from Uniontown who served
and to the sacred memory
of these who gave their lives
in World War II
Joseph Albano •
Carl D. Altomonte •
Alex C. Bail •
Mervin R. Bittinger •
Charles W. Boal •
Rudolph . . . — — Map (db m181879) WM
On National Pike (U.S. 40) west of Dearth Road, on the right when traveling east.
Erected by Pennsylvania, 1835, to collect tolls on the old National Road. Administered by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission — — Map (db m257) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
George Marshall became
president of the American
Red Cross and, in time,
Secretary of Defense,
retiring from that office
and public service in 1951.
He died in 1959 and is buried
at Arlington National
Cemetery. President Harry
Truman . . . — — Map (db m182009) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Secretary Marshall's speech at Harvard on June 5, 1947, launched The Marshall Plan. The 16-nation European Recovery Program was directed against hunger and desperation. "The role of this country should consist of friendly aid in the drafting of a . . . — — Map (db m182743) HM
Near West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of North Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
George graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901, and was soon in the Philippines leading troops. Marshall spent part of World War I at the side of Gen. John J. Pershing, Commander of the American Expeditionary Force. His first wife, . . . — — Map (db m182146) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 40) at Beeson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
After receiving reports from the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the summer of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson realized that in order for the United States to reach its full potential, it must expand westward and be facilitated by the central . . . — — Map (db m207710) HM
On National Road (U.S. 40) 0.2 miles west of Dearth Road, on the right when traveling west.
One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road. It was built by the State after the road was turned over to it by the United States in 1835. The road was completed through this section in 1817-1818. — — Map (db m41798) HM
On West Fayette Street (Business U.S. 40) at Morgantown Street, on the right when traveling east on West Fayette Street.
Members of this congregation and Sunday School who rendered service, to our Country in the World War 1917-1919
Clyde R. Abraham •
Harold S. Abraham •
Earl S. Areford •
Oliver G. Arison •
Harry Baksa •
Robert R. Barton •
Russell C. Barton . . . — — Map (db m181924) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) at Baker Alley, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
The path to freedom led this way for slaves fleeing the South in the years before the Civil War. Here, they were given haven and helped along their journey by local people, through one of the key stations on the Underground Railroad, in a house on . . . — — Map (db m1115) HM
On Morgantown Street at Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on Morgantown Street.
Founded by Henry Beeson, who built a blockhouse on site of the county jail in 1774. Uniontown gained importance with the building of the National Road after 1811. — — Map (db m41799) HM
On East Penn Street at North Gallatin Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Penn Street.
Founded by Henry Beeson, who built a blockhouse on site of the county jail in 1774. Uniontown gained importance with the building of the National Road after 1811. — — Map (db m167220) HM
On West Main Street (Business Route 40) at Mount Vernon Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
In memory of
those who have served our country
in all wars, and who have given
their lives that we may live and
prosper in peace. — — Map (db m181791) WM
Near Court Street just north of East Main Street (Business U.S. 40), on the left when traveling south.
Neubauer's Flowers Inc.
Thanks to all Veterans living &
deceased & their families for
letting us live in the greatest
country in the world
"The U. S. A." — — Map (db m182212) WM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) at Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
In honor and memory of
James A. Gearing - U.S.M.C. - Guadalcanal - W.W.II •
John E. Gearing - Army - W.W.II •
Joseph P. Gearing - Army - 11th Airborne •
William A. Gearing - U.S.M.C. - 1st M.A.W. - Korea — — Map (db m182279) WM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
World War II U.S. Navy
10-12-42 to 11-21-45
Aviation Radioman Second Class
Naval Air Gunnery (T) (CA)
Fidelity Gunnery Radio
Greatly missed and loved
by wife, Shirley
Always in my Heart — — Map (db m182898) WM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated in Memory of the family of John & Mary Nypaver, proud parents of 6 W. W. II Combat Veterans S/Sgt. Kenneth (K.I.A.) 4/19/45-10th Mt. Division, Sgt. Edward (P.O.W). 101st Airborne, Major Mary (A.N.C.), Pvt. Daniel - U.S. Army Combat . . . — — Map (db m182957) WM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
P-47 Fighter Pilot, Army Air Corps
Nov 1941 - Mar 1945
69th Ftr Sq, 58th Ftr Grp
"The Werewolves"
SW Pacific, Solomon Islands
Shot down and rescued after many days surviving alone
in the jungle. While stage acting and . . . — — Map (db m183397) WM
Near East Main Street (Business U.S. 40) east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
Aug. 11, 1924 - May 17, 2008
B-17 Tail Gunner/Waist Gunner
8th Army Air Corps June 1943-Oct. 1945
4 life threatening crash landings parachuted over occupied France
"Off we go, into the wild blue yonder, climbing high
into the . . . — — Map (db m183402) WM
