List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lawrence County

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Location of Lawrence County in Pennsylvania

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Lawrence County.

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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 15 historical markers located in Lawrence County. [1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker typeTopics
C. Frederick Post TransparentPlaceholder.png August 1, 1968Junction of PA 18 & PA 108, south of New Castle
40°58′11″N80°23′00″W / 40.96984°N 80.38345°W / 40.96984; -80.38345 (C. Frederick Post)
RoadsideNative American
Cross-Cut Canal TransparentPlaceholder.png March 19, 1948US 224 just north of Edinburg (MISSING)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Friedennsstadt - PLAQUE TransparentPlaceholder.png June 1, 1922PA 18 north of Moravia, on a rock near 2 Friedenstadt markers
40°55′27″N80°22′47″W / 40.924069°N 80.379797°W / 40.924069; -80.379797 (Friedennsstadt - PLAQUE)
PlaqueEarly Settlement, Native American, Religion
Friedensstadt TransparentPlaceholder.png March 12, 1948PA 18 (4353 Highway 18), near PA 168 junction, N of Moravia [a few meters from marker w/ same title]
40°55′28″N80°22′48″W / 40.92443°N 80.37989°W / 40.92443; -80.37989 (Friedensstadt)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American, Religion
Friedensstadt TransparentPlaceholder.png March 12, 1948PA 18 (4353 Highway 18), near PA 168 junction, N of Moravia [a few meters from marker w/ same title]
40°55′27″N80°22′47″W / 40.92429°N 80.37972°W / 40.92429; -80.37972 (Friedensstadt)
RoadsideCities & Towns
Harbor Creek TransparentPlaceholder.png March 19, 1948US 422 at SR 4007, just northwest of New Castle
41°02′09″N80°24′24″W / 41.0358°N 80.40658°W / 41.0358; -80.40658 (Harbor Creek)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Ira D. Sankey Ira D. Sankey - Project Gutenberg eText 19830.jpg March 19, 1948PA 551 at post office, Edinburg
41°00′51″N80°26′12″W / 41.01425°N 80.43675°W / 41.01425; -80.43675 (Ira D. Sankey)
RoadsidePerformers, Religion
Kuskuskies Towns TransparentPlaceholder.png March 19, 1948Junction West State Street (US 224) & Jackson Street (PA 551), Edinburg
41°00′55″N80°26′35″W / 41.01529°N 80.44309°W / 41.01529; -80.44309 (Kuskuskies Towns)
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Cities & Towns, Military, Native American
Kuskuskies Towns Kuskuskies Town Hst Mkr mjv00309.jpg March 19, 1948Junction PA 18 & 108, south of New Castle
40°58′11″N80°23′00″W / 40.9698°N 80.38347°W / 40.9698; -80.38347 (Kuskuskies Towns)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American
Lawrence County Stairs at the Lawrence County Courthouse.jpg October 2, 1982Clavelli History Center (Lawrence County Historical Society), 408 North Jefferson Street (PA 18) (access from Lincoln Avenue), New Castle
41°00′21″N80°20′49″W / 41.00584°N 80.34687°W / 41.00584; -80.34687 (Lawrence County)
CityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Neshannock Potato TransparentPlaceholder.png March 19, 1948Perry Highway (US 19) at Shaw Road (SR 1004), just south of Mercer County line, New Wilmington
41°06′42″N80°13′02″W / 41.11168°N 80.2172°W / 41.11168; -80.2172 (Neshannock Potato)
RoadsideAgriculture
Seamless Tube Industry TransparentPlaceholder.png September 14, 1994Southeast corner of Lawrence Avenue (PA 351) at 7th Street, Ellwood City
40°51′30″N80°17′25″W / 40.85839°N 80.2904°W / 40.85839; -80.2904 (Seamless Tube Industry)
CityBusiness & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Professions & Vocations, Steel
Squaw Campaign TransparentPlaceholder.png March 19, 1948Atlantic Avenue, southwest of New Castle
40°59′38″N80°21′20″W / 40.993900°N 80.355683°W / 40.993900; -80.355683 (Squaw Campaign)
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Military, Native American
Warner Brothers' First Theater TransparentPlaceholder.png November 16, 1994South Mill Street at Market Street, New Castle
40°59′58″N80°20′39″W / 40.999350°N 80.344217°W / 40.999350; -80.344217 (Warner Brothers' First Theater)
CityBusiness & Industry, Music & Theater
Westminster College TransparentPlaceholder.png January 25, 1949Northeast corner of Market Street (PA 208) & Neshannock Street (PA 158), New Wilmington
41°07′21″N80°19′59″W / 41.12259°N 80.33294°W / 41.12259; -80.33294 (Westminster College)
RoadsideEducation

See also

References

  1. "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.