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The official history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania administers a program of historical markers to capture the stories of people, places, events, and innovations that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries.
 
Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center Marker image, Touch for more information
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center Marker
1 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Biglerville, Butler Township — Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center
On South University Drive, 0.4 miles north of West York Street (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling north.
2 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Biglerville, Franklin Township — Manor of Maske
On Chambersburg Road (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling east.
3 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Cashtown, Franklin Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Chambersburg Road (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.
4 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Cashtown, Franklin Township — Mary Jemison(1743-1833)
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) at Buchanan Valley Road (State Route 234), on the right when traveling east on Lincoln Highway.
5 Pennsylvania, Adams County, East Berlin — Studebaker Home
On West King Street (State Highway 234) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West King Street.
6 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Emmitsburg, Freedom Township — Pennsylvania
On Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
7 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Fairfield — Field Hospital
On Main Street (State Highway 116), on the right when traveling south.
8 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Fairfield, Hamiltonban Township — "Tapeworm Railroad"
On Fairfield Road (State Highway 116) at Iron Springs Road (County Route 3014), on the right when traveling south on Fairfield Road.
9 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Adams County
On West Middle Street at Baltimore Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling east on West Middle Street.
10 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Battle of GettysburgEast Cemetery Hill — July 2, 1863 —
On Hillcrest Place, 0.1 miles south of Locust Avenue when traveling south.
11 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Daniel Alexander Payne(1811-1893)
On North Washington Street, 0.1 miles south of West Stevens Street.
12 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — 226 — Dobbin House
On Steinwehr Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south.
13 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Dwight D. Eisenhower
On North Washington Street (U.S. 15) at West Water Street, on the right when traveling north on North Washington Street.
14 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Eddie Plank (1875-1926)
On Carlisle Street (State Highway 34) at Lincoln Avenue (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling south on Carlisle Street.
15 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Gettys Crossroads and Tavern
On York Street, on the right when traveling west.
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16 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Gettysburg Address
On Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling north.
17 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Lincoln Cemetery
On Long Lane, on the right when traveling north.
18 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Old Courthouse
On York Street (U.S. 30) at Carlisle Street (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on York Street.
19 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Thaddeus Stevens
On Chambersburg Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.
20 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg — Wills House
On Baltimore Street (Business U.S. 15) at York Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Street.
21 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Butler Township — Russell Tavern
On Biglerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 34) at Goldenville Road, on the left when traveling north on Biglerville Road.
22 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Gettysburg Address
On Taneytown Road (State Road 134), on the right when traveling north.
23 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Biglerville Road (State Highway 34) at Herrs Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Biglerville Road.
24 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Barlow Greenmount Road (County Road 1002) at Taneytown Road (State Route 134), on the right on Barlow Greenmount Road.
25 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Fairfield Road (State Highway 116) at Bream Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Fairfield Road.
26 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Emmitsburg Road (Business U.S. 15), on the right when traveling north.
27 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — McAllister's MillUnderground Railroad Station
On Baltimore Pike (Pennsylvania Route 97) at Blacksmith Shop Road, on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Pike.
28 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Rural Electrification
On Biglerville Road (Pennsylvania Route 34) just south of South Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
29 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Cumberland Township — Sachs Covered Bridge
On Pumping Station Road (Pennsylvania Route 3005) at Waterworks Road, on the right when traveling east on Pumping Station Road.
30 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Highland Township — Lower Marsh Creek Church
On Fairfield Road (State Highway 116) at Knoxlyn Road, on the right when traveling west on Fairfield Road.
31 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Mount Joy Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Taneytown Road (State Highway 134) 0.4 miles north of Mason-Dixon Road, on the right when traveling north.
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32 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Mount Joy Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on the right when traveling west.
33 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Straban Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Hunterstown Road, 0.5 miles north of Martin Road, on the right when traveling north.
34 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg, Straban Township — Manor of Maske[Eastern boundary]
On York Street (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling west.
35 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Littlestown, Germany Township — Pennsylvania
On Baltimore Pike (Pennsylvania Route 97) at Mathias Road, on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Pike.
36 Pennsylvania, Adams County, Littlestown, Union Township — Christ Reformed Church
On Hanover Road (State Highway 194) at Christ Reformed Church Road (County Route 2023), on the right when traveling south on Hanover Road.
37 Pennsylvania, Adams County, New Oxford, Oxford Township — Conewago Chapel
On York Road (U.S. 30), on the right when traveling east.
38 Pennsylvania, Adams County, New Oxford, Oxford Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On York Road (U.S. 30) near Village Drive when traveling east.
39 Pennsylvania, Adams County, New Oxford, Reading Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Hunterstown Hampton Road (Pennsylvania Route 394) near Carlisle Pike (Pennsylvania Route 94), on the right when traveling west.
40 Pennsylvania, Adams County, York Springs, Huntington Township — Rock Chapel
On Old Harrisburg Road (Old U.S. 15) (Business Pennsylvania Route 3001) at Oxford Road (Pennsylvania Route 1016), on the right when traveling north on Old Harrisburg Road (Old U.S. 15).
41 Pennsylvania, Adams County, York Springs, Tyrone Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Old Harrisburg Road (County Route 3001) at Heidlersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling north on Old Harrisburg Road.
42 Pennsylvania, Adams County, York Springs, Tyrone Township — Gettysburg Campaign
On Old Harrisburg Road (County Route 3001) at Heidlersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling south on Old Harrisburg Road.
43 Pennsylvania, Adams County, York Springs, Tyrone Township — 372 — John Studebaker
On Oxford Road, 0 miles south of East Berlin Road (Pennsylvania Route 234), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
44 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Avalon — Davis Island Lock and Dam
On Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65), on the right when traveling south.
45 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Bethel Park — 58 — Bethel Presbyterian ChurchAmerican Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site
On Bethel Church Road east of Marshall Road, on the right when traveling east.
46 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Braddock — The Great Steel Strike of 1919
On Braddock Avenue at 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Braddock Avenue.
47 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Bridgeville, Collier Township — Neville House
On Washington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 50) 0.1 miles south of Thoms Run Road, on the right when traveling south.
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48 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Carnegie — Honus Wagner(1874-1955)
On Mansfield Boulevard at Chartiers Street, on the right when traveling east on Mansfield Boulevard.
49 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Carnegie, Collier Township — William T. Kerr(1868-1953)
On Noblestown Road (Pennsylvania Route 3048) at Columbia Street, on the right when traveling east on Noblestown Road.
50 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Carnegie, Scott Township — Old Saint Luke's Church
On Old Bower Hill Road at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Old Bower Hill Road.
51 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Carnot-Moon, Moon Township — Joshua Meeks(1731-1818)
On Beaver Grade Road, 0.1 miles east of Lozer Drive, on the right when traveling east.
52 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Coraopolis, Moon Township — Mooncrest
On Mooncrest Drive at Old Thorn Run Road, on the right when traveling north on Mooncrest Drive.
53 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Crafton — Hand's Hospital
On West Steuben Street (Pennsylvania Route 60) at South Linden Avenue, on the right on West Steuben Street.
54 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Duquesne — Duquesne Steel Works
On Grant Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Duquesne Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling east.
55 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, East Pittsburgh — George Westinghouse
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles south of Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
56 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Edgewood, Regent Square — Jane Grey Swisshelm
On Braddock Avenue at Greendale Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Braddock Avenue.
57 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Edgeworth — Ethelbert Nevin
On Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65) at Edgeworth Lane, on the right when traveling north on Ohio River Boulevard.
58 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Elizabeth — Elizabeth
On Hayden Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 51), on the right when traveling north.
59 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Elizabeth, Forward Township — Monongahela River Navigation System
On Bunola River Road at Entrance to Lock & Dam #3, on the right when traveling west on Bunola River Road.
60 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Forest Hills — Pioneer Short-Wave Station
On Barclay Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Perry Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
61 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Forest Hills — Pittsburgh
On Ardmore Boulevard (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west.
62 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Forest Hills — Westinghouse Atom Smasher
On F Avenue at Avenue D, on the right when traveling east on F Avenue.
63 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Franklin Park — Kuskusky Path
On Brandt School Road, on the right when traveling south.
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64 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Glenwillard, Crescent Township — Shousetown Boatyard
On McGovern Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 51) at Riverview Road, on the right when traveling west on McGovern Boulevard.
65 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Heidelberg — Heidelberg Raceway and Sports Arena
On Washington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 50) at Greentree Road, on the right when traveling south on Washington Pike.
66 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Homestead — Bost Building
On 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) 0.2 miles east of McClure Street, on the right when traveling west.
67 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Homestead — Frances Perkins
On Amity Street near 9th Street, on the right when traveling south.
68 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Homestead — Mary Harris "Mother" Jones
On Amity Street near 9th Street.
69 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Homestead — The Homestead Grays
On Amity Street, on the right when traveling north.
70 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Jefferson Hills, Large — Yohogania Courthouse
On 5th Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) 0.3 miles east of Glass House Road, on the right when traveling east.
71 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKees Rocks, McKees Rocks Bottoms — McKees Rocks Mound
Near Sproul Street, 0.1 miles east of Shingiss Street.
72 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKees Rocks, Stowe Township — Michael A. Musmanno(1897-1968)
On Island Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 51) 0.2 miles south of Duke Street, on the right when traveling south.
73 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKeesport — Helen Richey(1909-1947)
On Eden Park Boulevard, 0 miles north of Tulip Drive, on the right when traveling south.
74 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKeesport — Kennedy-Nixon Taft-Hartley Debate
On 5th Avenue at Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 148), on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue.
75 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKeesport — National Tube Works
On Lysle Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 148) 0.2 miles west of Coursin Street, on the right when traveling west.
76 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, McKeesport — Queen Aliquippa
Near Bowman Avenue.
77 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Monroeville — William D. Boyce(1858-1929)
Near Beatty Road at Cooper Road.
78 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Munhall — Carnegie Library of Homestead Swim Team
On 10th Street, 0.1 miles west of Andrew Street, on the left when traveling west.
79 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Munhall — Homestead Strike
On East Waterfront Drive, 0.7 miles west of E 8th Ave (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling west.
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80 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Munhall — Homestead Strike Victims
On East 22nd Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East 22nd Street.
81 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, North Braddock — Braddock's Defeat
On Library Street / Jones Avenue south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
82 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, North Braddock — Braddock's Field
On Library Street / Jones Avenue south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
83 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Penn Hills — Bouquet Camp
On Saltsburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 380) at Frankstown Road, on the right when traveling east on Saltsburg Road.
84 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center — Charles Taze Russell(1852-1916)
Near Allegheny Square East west of East Commons, on the left when traveling north.
85 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center — Founding Convention of the CIO
On North Commons east of Montgomery Place, on the right when traveling west.
86 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center — James Hay Reed
Near Allegheny Square West east of West Commons.
87 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Center — The Pittsburgh Platform
On Stockton Avenue at Anderson Street, on the right when traveling west on Stockton Avenue.
88 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Allegheny-West — Mary Cassatt(1844-1926)
On Allegheny Avenue at Ridge Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Allegheny Avenue.
89 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Bedford Dwellings — Daisy E. Lampkin
On Webster Avenue at Watt Lane, on the right when traveling west on Webster Avenue.
90 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Bedford Dwellings — Greenlee Field
On Bedford Avenue at Junilla Street, on the right when traveling west on Bedford Avenue.
91 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Carrick — John M. Phillips(1861-1953)
On Brownsville Road, 0.1 miles south of Overbrook Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
92 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Central Downtown Historic District — Founding Convention of the AFL
Near Sixth Avenue at William Penn Place, on the right when traveling south.
93 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Central Downtown Historic District — McClurg Iron Foundry
On Fifth Avenue at Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling north on Fifth Avenue.
94 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Central Northside — Dorothy Mae Richardson1922-1991
On Jacksonia Street at Arch Street, on the right when traveling west on Jacksonia Street.
95 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Central Northside — Lois Weber(1879-1939)
On Federal Street at Parkhurst Street, on the right when traveling north on Federal Street.
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96 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Central Oakland — Frank Vittor(1888-1968)
On Schenley Drive at Frew Street Extension, on the right when traveling east on Schenley Drive.
97 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Crawford-Roberts — August Wilson(1945-2005)
On Bedford Avenue at Roberts Street, on the right when traveling west on Bedford Avenue.
98 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Crawford-Roberts — Union Local 471 American Federation of Musicians
On Crawford Avenue at Webster Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Crawford Avenue.
99 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Cultural District — Fort Lafayette
On 9th Street at Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 9th Street.
100 Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Cultural District — Sisters of Mercy
On Penn Avenue at 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Avenue.

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