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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55T_flight-93-temporary-memorial_Stoystown-PA.html
In this rock, we perpetually commemorate the courage of those who lost their lives on UAL Flight #93 on September 11, 2001. Their legacy will endure. Future generations will be reminded of their honor and courage. Dedicated by the United Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55R_mt-davis_Salisbury-PA.html
Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea leavel is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The erosion-resistant sandstone at the surface belongs to the Pottsville group formed about 230 million years ago. These layers of sedimentary rock were pushed up as an upf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4FP_the-dwight-d-eisenhower-highway_Somerset-PA.html
In August 1973, the U.S. Congress designated a cross-country stretch of Interstate as the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway," in tribute to President Eisenhower's early recognition of the need for a national network of highways to enhance the mobility…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2JU_western-maryland-railway_Meyersdale-PA.html
The Connellsville Extension from Cumberland Financier George Gould purchased the Western Maryland as part of a transcontinental railroad scheme that would stretch from Baltimore to San Francisco. Gould extended the WM west to Cumberland, but we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R9_pennsylvania_Addison-PA.html
Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth. Birthplace of The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QY_national-road_Addison-PA.html
Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QL_great-crossings_Addison-PA.html
About one half mile above this point is the "Great Crossings" of the Youghiogheny River, where George Washington crossed November 18th, 1753, when sent as envoy by Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French Commandant at Fort Le Boeuf. Washington…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QB_toll-house_Addison-PA.html
One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill opposite. Built after the road was turned over to the State in 1835 by the U.S. ? Restored and preserved by the D.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F4_blue-star-memorial-highway_Somerset-PA.html
A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America. Following World War II, the National Council of State Garden Clubs designated certain national roads as "Blue Star Memorial Highway", as a living memorial to "all th…
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