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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EXV_albert-gallatin_Point-Marion-PA.html
Jeffersonian diplomat, financier, and statesman. Gallatin was the longest serving US Secretary of the Treasury, 1801 to 1814. As such, he facilitated the Lewis and Clark Expedition, successfully reduced the national debt until the War of 1812, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EV3_ore-mines-drill_Scottdale-PA.html
In 1905, while drilling for coal on this property now owned by the descendants of Jesse S. Eutsey, an artesian well was found. It became known as "The Drill". Please use "The Drill" with care and help keep this area clean and free of litter. Renov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EJH_fayette-campus_Lemont-Furnace-PA.html
In 1964 Fayette County leaders headed by Orville and Robert Eberly approached Penn State about opening a local campus and began a campaign to raise funds to support the project. University trustee J. Lewis Williams also backed the effort and a tem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AOM_coke-ovens_Perryopolis-PA.html
The bee-hive ovens nearby are typical of the region. Coke was first made from coal near Connellsville in this type oven about 1840. Since 1870 use of coke has been vital to steel making.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19VP_braddocks-military-road-1755-great-swamp-camp_Mt-Pleasant-PA.html
This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock's fourteenth encampment or bivouac. Here Braddock's army spent the night July 1, 1755 having marched five miles from their camp on the east side of the Youghiogheny near Connellsville. The army…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167O_finial-from-one-poultry-london-ec4-1870_Ohiopyle-PA.html
This Finial was the uppermost element of the building known as Number One, Poultry, in the heart of the City of London.The building was constructed in 1870 to a design by the Victorian architect John Belcher Jr., in the Venetian-Gothic style.A rep…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167M_k6-telephone-kiosk-1935_Ohiopyle-PA.html
The K6 was designed by the architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, as a result of a commission from the Post Office, to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V in 1935. It arrived on the streets a year later.The K6 was made of cast iron, and it was pain…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM167L_kentuck-knob_Ohiopyle-PA.html
I. N. and Bernardine Hagan House"Kentuck Knob"has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of AmericaConstructed of native stone, tidewater cypress, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15FW_friendship-hill_Point-Marion-PA.html
Albert Gallatin bought this land in 1786 when this area was known as the "Western Country." Three years later he constructed a two-story brick house at Friendship Hill for his new bride, Sophie. After Sophie died, Gallatin built additions to the h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14JF_connellsville-memorial-bridge_Connellsville-PA.html
Dedicated to the memory of the men and women who served their country during the Revolutionary and all succeeding wars.
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