On North Juniata Street south of West Foundry Street, on the left when traveling south.
Located just a stone's throw from the Forbes Road (later the Lincoln Highway), the Everett Foundry and Machine Shop was the place to go for machine parts, welded pieces, molds or bells. The business was started in 1854 by Josiah and Jeremiah . . . — — Map (db m134810) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 30) east of Karns Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
[Center plaque:]
To those who
served our country
in time of war
☆ ☆ ☆
They gave their today
for our tomorrow
[Left plaque]
In loving memory
of all Rebekahs
and Odd Fellows
[Right . . . — — Map (db m135658) WM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 30) east of South Hopewell Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the early 1900s two local boys made a name for themselves in the automobile world. Chester (Chet) and Clayton Karns of Everett were pioneers in the automobile industry. The American Automobile Association (AAA) recognized the brothers as the . . . — — Map (db m134815) HM
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 30) at North Bank Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The village of Bloody Run, later named Everett, was planned by Michael Barndollar in 1785. Barndollar also built the Union Hotel at this site in 1808. It was known as one of the finest hotels in existence at that time. During the flood of 1936 . . . — — Map (db m134813) HM
On West 5th Street west of Wood Street, on the right when traveling west.
At the end of the 1800s, most people lived less than 20 miles from a railroad station. By the early 1900s new paving techniques created opportunities for improved roads, like the Lincoln Highway. With automobile travel there were new levels of . . . — — Map (db m134812) HM
On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.3 miles west of Dell Road, on the right when traveling west.
At the Juniata Crossings, half a mile north of here, General Forbes erected a small stockade in 1758 to protect the communications of his army moving west to attack Fort Duquesne. — — Map (db m52663) HM
On Upper Snake Spring Road (Pennsylvania Route 1005), on the right when traveling south.
Entrenchments still visible by the roadsides were prepared in June, 1863, by militia under Col. J.C. Higgins against threatened Confederate attack toward the railroad at Altoona. The march of troops toward Gettysburg on June 30-July 1 ended the . . . — — Map (db m54182) HM
On Lincoln Highway (Route 30) west of Nycum Road, on the right.
Travel reached its peak with the birth of automobiles. For the sake of convenience and price, motor camping was soon the latest trend. However, it wasn't long that travelers wanted heat, water, food and gas. As a result, entrepreneurs had the . . . — — Map (db m166739) HM
