Historical Markers and War Memorials in Beaver, Pennsylvania
Beaver is the county seat for Beaver County
Beaver is in Beaver County
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Depression era dollhouse
built circa 1937
donated by the
Robert F. Garvin, Sr. Family
Exhibit preparation by
Anthony J. Perini, 2018
Eagle Scout Project, Troop 406 — — Map (db m176905) HM
A darkness hung over the county when our manufacturing heart was torn from us. County population continued to decline
as more of our youthful citizens were forced to leave the area in order to find jobs. Although recovery began slowly . . . — — Map (db m177011) HM
Beaver County has a storied past beginning with the Native Americans who first roamed
the land through its heyday as an industrial powerhouse and beyond. Historically our
people and industries have helped build America and win her wars. Past and . . . — — Map (db m231799) HM
Among the earliest settlers in the county were the slaves Fortune and Lunn, who were brought here by Levi Dungan around 1772. Many of the later African Americans who either eventually settled or passed through Beaver County came as they followed . . . — — Map (db m177037) HM
For Honorable Judge Daniel Agnew, 1809-1902. Eminent jurist, author and respected citizen. Judge of the 17th District 1851 to 1863; then appointed to Pennsylvania Supreme Court, becoming Chief Justice in 1873. His home, where he resided over 60 . . . — — Map (db m40227) HM
1967 Beaver Area Heritage Foundation founded.
1978 Fort Mclntosh (built 1778) archeology completed and the
River Road historic site opened to the public.
1998 The Foundation established the Beaver Area Heritage Museum
in the renovated 1910 . . . — — Map (db m176908) HM
Beaver County Agriculture Society formed January 26, 1853. Site of annual fairs until 1899. Located between Leopard Lane, Otter Lane, Sharon Road and Fair Avenues. First board of managers: John Carothers, Thomas Thorniley, Thomas McKinley, Daniel . . . — — Map (db m49426) HM
March 5, 1793 The first Free Masons Lodge existed in the county when the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania granted Warrant #58 to a number of officers and men camping at Legion Ville.
April 21, 1794 - Service Theological Seminary (Eudolpha Hall) . . . — — Map (db m177045) HM
Prior to 1800 Beaver County did not exist as we know it today and was, at various times, part of several other much older counties.
On March 12, 1800, Beaver County was officially formed from parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. The Borough . . . — — Map (db m176917) HM
In Honor Of
All Veterans Who Served
In The Korean War Era
In Memory Of Those Veterans
From Beaver County
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
1950 - 1953
David Albanese •
Melvin F. Anderson •
Joseph M. Barna •
Homer Bruington • . . . — — Map (db m204292) WM
November 1778 - Fort McIntosh was erected at the present site of Beaver becoming the first
United States military post on the "Indian side” (northern side) of the Ohio River.
September - 30, 1785 -Thomas Hutchins began the first survey of U.S. . . . — — Map (db m177049) HM
In sacred memory of
those who served in
Vietnam
and those who remain
missing in action.
From the people of
Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the men and women
who served in the Vietnam War
and later died as a result . . . — — Map (db m204294) WM
In Memoriam Of
Beaver Area Veterans
Who Lost Their Lives In
World War II
Stephen J. Anzio •
Henry Baker •
John Baker •
Milton A. Bennett •
Wilbert E, Black •
Alfred W. Boggs •
Donald C. Boyde •
Joseph J. Brozich •
William . . . — — Map (db m204296) WM
Relocation and reconstruction of
this original 1802 Beaver Log House
was made possible by grants from
the P.M. Moore Foundation, whose
generous support of the Beaver
Area Historical Museum is hereby
gratefully acknowledged — — Map (db m176907) HM
Just after the turn of the century, large industries recognized the advantages of locating within the county, and began moving here. Some,
like the steel companies, chose plots of ground along the Ohio River and began building not only their . . . — — Map (db m177001) HM
Irish born, educated in medicine, Irvine practiced in Carlisle till the Revolutionary War. Led a Pennsylvania Regiment in important campaigns. In 1781, chosen by Washington to command western department, headquartered at Fort Pitt. Headed . . . — — Map (db m40232) HM
During this period, new industries popped up such as Mayer China and the Keystone Driller Company, along with many others. The
rise of these industries created a demand for a rapid increase in transportation, which was partially answered with the . . . — — Map (db m176998) HM
Lewis "Passed the mouth of Big Beaver Creek [now Beaver River] and
came to anchor off McIntosh, being 2 and a half miles” where he
"discharged one of my hands.” After passing the riffle below McIntosh,
they were stuck about three miles further . . . — — Map (db m204302) HM
This period of our county history saw the establishment of early industry and the infrastructure that would support it. Prior to this time,
ferries, not bridges, had been used to move wagons and people across the rivers. Boat building- first . . . — — Map (db m176918) HM
Despite the threat of Indian attack and the hardships of life on the frontier, early white settlers began trickling into the area south of the
Ohio River, attracted by fertile farmland, river transportation, and an abundance of natural resources. . . . — — Map (db m176916) HM
This unique structure was
repurposed from the turret roof of this 1890 mansion
located nearby at 199 Beaver Street. The stone steps
are now a landscape wall. It was built by Civil War
veteran and prominent attorney James Cunningham
and . . . — — Map (db m176903) HM
Hall Of Famers
Vito "Babe” Parilli -
Hometown: Rochester
Member of College Football Hall of Fame
Super Bowl Champion
Mike Ditka - Hometown: Aliquippa
Member of College Football Hall of Fame & Pro Football Hall of Fame
Three-time . . . — — Map (db m177027) HM
Near this marker sat the first court in Beaver County. The court convened in a tavern owned by Abner Lacock. Judge Jesse Moore presided. His associate judges were Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick and Joseph Caldwell. David Johnson was Prothonotary. The . . . — — Map (db m40234) HM
The first United States military post north of the Ohio. Located on River Road, in the area between Bank, Insurance, and Market Streets. Built in 1778 and scene of Treaty of Fort McIntosh in 1785; also a survey base. Abandoned in 1791. — — Map (db m40235) HM
1778 — • — 1916
This Marks the Site of
Fort McIntosh
First United States Military Fort
On the north side of the Ohio River
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Erected by
The . . . — — Map (db m44745) HM
Fort McIntosh, 1778-1788, built by General Lachlan McIntosh's continentals of the 8th Pennsylvania and 13th Virginia, veterans of Saratoga, Brandywine, Germantown, and Valley Forge, and Virginia Militia, was the first fort built north of the Ohio by . . . — — Map (db m44747) HM
Many famous names were associated with Fort McIntosh, including commanders Lachlan McIntosh, Danial Brodhead and Josiah Harmar, treaty commissioners George Rogers Clark, Richard Butler and Arthur Lee, geographer Thomas Hutchins, and presidential . . . — — Map (db m44748) HM
[Left Side of Text]: First Home of the U.S. Army
After the American Revolution was won, Congress authorized formation of a small regular army for general defense. This unit, formed under Col. Josiah Harmar, was named the first . . . — — Map (db m44750) HM
Much forged iron was found near this site, suggesting it was the location of the blacksmith or armorer's shop. The top edge of the slope, now greatly eroded, was much wider in 1778, and would have accommodated the shop and barracks, as well as the . . . — — Map (db m44753) HM
Visible here are remains of stone fireplace hearths and a portion of the original footer for the south wall of the fort. Artifacts found here included USA buttons and artillery projectiles, suggesting this may have been officers' quarters and . . . — — Map (db m44886) HM
The size and shape of the fort was confirmed by the angle of the nearby foundation wall, which matches the opposite wall on the west side. The fort was very large and well built, constructed of square - hewn logs laid horizontally on stone . . . — — Map (db m44888) HM
In the early years of the American Revolution,
while British and American armies battled
along the east coast, the western frontier
was relatively quiet. Sporadic raids by
both whites and Indians had been
climaxed by "Lord Dunmore's War"
in . . . — — Map (db m204298) HM
In June 1778, with the French Alliance a reality and Valley Forge behind it, the
Board of War ordered an expedition against Fort Detroit to counter the British disruption
of the western frontier. Washington ordered the 8th Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m204297) HM
In October 1784 a treaty was drawn at Fort Stanwix,
New York, between the Americans and the Six Nations
of the Iroquois in which the Indian Nations were to
forfeit all claims to a small portion of Westem New York as
well as to the Ohio Country . . . — — Map (db m204300) HM
In 1974, an archaeological excavation was undertaken to determine the
exact location and configuration of the Fort McIntosh site. From stone
footers and other artifacts uncovered by the dig, the size and shape were
discovered to be much larger . . . — — Map (db m204299) HM
This marks the western boundary of Fort McIntosh,
erected here in 1778 in defense of the western frontier.
• • • • •
Following the Revolutionary War, a treaty with the
Native Americans was drawn at Fort McIntosh in 1785.
The occasion was . . . — — Map (db m44734) HM
General Lachlan McIntosh
First Commander, Fort McIntosh
President,
Society of the Cincinnati in
The State of Georgia, 1783-1789
Erected by the Society
1978 — — Map (db m44737) HM
As county life attempted to return to normal following the end of WWII, the county was once again in an economic boom, and the
emphasis turned to recreation. This period saw the establishment of our county parks, a new county airport in Chippewa, . . . — — Map (db m177007) HM
Herb gardening is an ancient art that
embraces our history and culture, and
gives us a window on life in a frontier
settlement. This herb garden is a memorial
to Wandalea Smith, a dedicated herbalist
whose own garden contained many of the
more . . . — — Map (db m176906) HM
1851 - Rail service came to Beaver County with the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad operating
along the north bank of the Ohio River.
1855 - The Stone family built the first of two houses on this site that were later acquired by the P&LE
for the . . . — — Map (db m176913) HM
Beaver County was built by the labor of many generations of people who moved here to begin a
new life. It began with the earliest pioneers who braved the wilderness and its dangers to clear the
land for farms, on which they built a foundation for . . . — — Map (db m177024) HM
Patriotism has aiways been a Beaver County trait, and it was no different when the Civil War exploded on the scene. Eleven of the
270 regiments that the State of Pennsylvania raised contained one or more companies composed of Beaver County men, and . . . — — Map (db m176994) HM
Present Beaver perpetuates the name of a Delaware chief and of his village near here. Its location along the Ohio-Beaver River trails gave it importance in the fur trade. — — Map (db m40238) HM
The most important factor that drove the growth of industry in Beaver County was the dedication of
the workforce in producing the best quality product. These dedicated workers, led by men of great
vision and ambition, helped make American . . . — — Map (db m177025) HM
Home of the noted state and national political leader is near here. He rose, between 1856-1887, from local and state offices to United States Senator. A Republican Party leader from 1887 until his death in 1904. — — Map (db m40241) HM
This house, built by Samuel French, about 1845, was the home (1884-1904) of Matthew Stanley Quay. Born in 1833, Quay graduated at age 17 from Jefferson College. His first political office was as prothonotary. After a brilliant Civil War record and . . . — — Map (db m49428) HM
In honor of Brigadier General Lachlan McIntosh; born 1727 in Scotland, died 1806. Appointed Western Department Commander of the Continental Army by General Washington May 1778. Erected Fort McIntosh in the fall of 1778, serving as its first . . . — — Map (db m40242) HM
Fall 1764 – British Colonel Henry Bouquet, then commander of Fort Pitt, led an army of 1,500 into
the Ohio country to help quell an Indian uprising known as "Pontiac's Rebellion.” The army encamped
along the Tuscarawas Trail near the present-day . . . — — Map (db m177030) HM
Prior to the 17th century, the area we know today as Beaver County was inhabited by the Monongahela People, of whom we
know little. These early natives disappeared from the area sometime in the early 1600s.
The earliest European visitors to the . . . — — Map (db m176915) HM
Historic Landmark
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station
Designed by R. P. Forsberg, operated from 1897 to 1985
served as Beaver County 911 Center from 1986 to 2010
Opened as Beaver Station Cultural & Event Center in 2015
Historic . . . — — Map (db m231095) HM
Historic
Landmark
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR Freight House
Built by Anderson and Cook in 1910
Opened as Beaver Area Heritage Museum in 1998
Historic rehabilitation by Beaver Area Heritage Foundation — — Map (db m231094) HM
1966 - "Point of Beginning” in Ohioville on the PA/Ohio line
1966 - Old Economy Village in Ambridge
1974 - The Captain William Vicary Mansion in Freedom
1975 – Greersburg Academy in Darlington
1975 - Legion Ville near Ambridge
1975 - . . . — — Map (db m177041) HM
In continuous service as a schoolhouse from 1844-1950. During its 106 years it exemplified the basic element of the American public school system of the 19th century, a one room school in which one teacher taught eight different grades. — — Map (db m50886) HM
The great trail between Fort Pitt and Detroit was traveled for years by Indians. It was used by the expeditions of Bouquet's Royal Americans. Blackwatch. Virginia and Pennsylvania Militia in 1764 and McIntosh's Continentals and Virginia Militia in . . . — — Map (db m50185) HM
Rivers:
1785/1964 - With the opening of the Indian lands on the north side of the Ohio River, ferries began operating
to carry settlers and goods across. Some of the earliest included: Chrisler's Ferry (Shippingport) and Thomas
Smith's . . . — — Map (db m177039) HM
Source of water to Beaver Borough 1802-1886. From hillside springs, pipes bored from logs carried water to the center of town. First reservoir, built 1845 from native stone, still stands. — — Map (db m49427) HM
Named for General Anthony Wayne, his defeat of the Indians in 1794 made possible peaceful settlement of the Ohio Territory and beyond. — — Map (db m79944) HM
1772 - Mary Dungan became one of the first medical practitioners in the county when she arrived here with her husband Levi and family. Although she was not formally trained, Mary had studied medicine with Dr. Benjamin Rush and brought her . . . — — Map (db m177036) HM
Beaver County industry and life were booming as the country became involved in WWI. Once again, we were well represented as Beaver
Falls native Colonel Joseph H. Thompson was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism. As the war drew to a close, . . . — — Map (db m177004) HM
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Dedicated in grateful tribute to the men and women of Brighton Township who served their country in war and peace
Lest we forget — — Map (db m197238) WM
