List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Mercer County

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Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Mercer County.svg
Location of Mercer County in Pennsylvania

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

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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Mercer 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 19 historical markers located in Mercer County. [1]

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Historical markers

Marker titleImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker typeTopics
Albert Bushnell Hart Albert Bushnell Hart.jpg April 30, 1948S side PA 258 at PA 18, across from Tara restaurant, just N of Sharpsville
41°17′00″N80°25′43″W / 41.28335°N 80.42853°W / 41.28335; -80.42853 (Albert Bushnell Hart)
RoadsideEducation, Professions & Vocations
Bigler Graves TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1946PA 58 (628 Mercer Rd.) at Salem Rd., SE of Greenville
41°21′47″N80°21′18″W / 41.36298°N 80.35499°W / 41.36298; -80.35499 (Bigler Graves)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Bigler Home TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1946Pa. 58 SE of Greenville (MISSING)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Camp Reynolds TransparentPlaceholder.png September 1, 1994Rte. 18 S of Greenville (MISSING)
RoadsideMilitary, Military Post-Civil War
Clay Furnace TransparentPlaceholder.png January 20, 1949N side of US 62 at Clay Furnace Rd., W of Charleston
41°14′15″N80°23′05″W / 41.23742°N 80.38486°W / 41.23742; -80.38486 (Clay Furnace)
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Erie Extension Canal TransparentPlaceholder.png April 30, 1948Wasser Bridge Rd. (SR 4003) just E of Pa. 18, S of Greenville (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Environment, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1946PA 18 & 518 (Lamar Rd.), Lamonts Corners, east of Sharpsville
41°15′26″N80°27′10″W / 41.25722°N 80.45276°W / 41.25722; -80.45276 (Erie Extension Canal)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1947Wasser Bridge Road, .3 mile E of Pa. 18, S of Greenville (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Environment, Navigation, Transportation
Freedom Road TransparentPlaceholder.png August 23, 1948US 62, across from Great Stoneboro Fair, SW of Sandy Lake
41°20′07″N80°05′50″W / 41.33535°N 80.09734°W / 41.33535; -80.09734 (Freedom Road)
RoadsideAfrican American, Underground Railroad, Women
General Hugh Mercer - PLAQUE TransparentPlaceholder.png n/aN Diamond St., N side of Co. courthouse, right column support, Mercer
41°13′38″N80°14′21″W / 41.22717°N 80.23911°W / 41.22717; -80.23911 (General Hugh Mercer - PLAQUE)
PlaqueAmerican Revolution, Forts, French & Indian War, Military
James Sheakley TransparentPlaceholder.png March 6, 1967E side of US 19, across from church, N end of Sheakleyville
40°26′43″N79°59′08″W / 40.44521°N 79.98542°W / 40.44521; -79.98542 (James Sheakley)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Johnston Tavern TransparentPlaceholder.png August 24, 1948US 19 (across from 1561 Perry Hwy.), near Dydek's Lane, N of Leesburg
41°09′00″N80°13′24″W / 41.14998°N 80.22333°W / 41.14998; -80.22333 (Johnston Tavern)
RoadsideBuildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns
Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge TransparentPlaceholder.png July 15, 1995SR 4012 at Kidd's Mill Rd. (Kidd's Mill State Park), 5 miles S of Greenville
41°21′17″N80°23′50″W / 41.35481°N 80.39709°W / 41.35481; -80.39709 (Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge)
RoadsideBridges, Transportation
Mercer County TransparentPlaceholder.png May 12, 1983N Diamond St. at N side of Co courthouse, at Courthouse Square, Mercer
40°26′43″N79°59′08″W / 40.44521°N 79.98542°W / 40.44521; -79.98542 (Mercer County)
CityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Pennsylvania Flag of Pennsylvania.svg n/aS side of Tamarack Dr. (Rt. 718), Five Points, NW of Sharpsville, at state line
41°18′38″N80°31′05″W / 41.31065°N 80.5181°W / 41.31065; -80.5181 (Pennsylvania)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania Seal of Pennsylvania.svg January 1, 1948SR 358 (Vernon Rd.) at state line, ~3 miles W of Maysville
41°23′14″N80°31′07″W / 41.38729°N 80.51867°W / 41.38729; -80.51867 (Pennsylvania)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics 17th Century, Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn
Pymatuning TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1946Pa. 258 E of Clark (Missing)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American
Pymatuning TransparentPlaceholder.png November 12, 1946Pa. 258 E of Clark (Missing)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Native American
Shenango Town TransparentPlaceholder.png March 14, 1947Pa. 118 SE of West Middlesex (Missing)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American

See also

References

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