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West Brownsville - 4 CaliforniaHistorically famous as meeting place of settlers and Indians in 1767Founded 1769
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Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West.
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Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS71_delvin-g-miller_Canonsburg-PA.html
An excellent horseman and among the most influential names in harness racing, Miller won 2,442 races in 8 decades, including the Hambletonian and the Little Brown Jug. He bred and trained many champions, including Adios, a winning stallion with nu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS08_california-boatyards_California-PA.html
A major steamboat building center on the Monongahela, 1852-1879. No fewer than 131 boats were constructed here (74 in the 1850s alone), primarily for the western river trade. The boatyards ceased operations when the railroad (PV and C) acquired th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1T_elisha-mccurdy_Burgettstown-PA.html
The great Presbyterian revivalist is buried here where he served as pastor 46 years. At Cross Roads and Upper Buffalo he led, in November of 1802, the Great Revival meetings attended by many thousands from near and far.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1S_declaration-address_Washington-PA.html
First published at this site. Founding of the Disciples of Christ is dated from this statement's adoption, September 7, 1809. It was written by Thomas Campbell, who with his followers had organized the Christian Association of Washington earlier i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1R_colonel-george-morgan_Canonsburg-PA.html
Here was the home, 1796-1810, of the noted Indian trader and agent. Site is marked by a monument. It was here that Morgan was visited by Aaron Burr. His conspiracy was first made known to Thomas Jefferson by Colonel Morgan.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1Q_captain-philo-mcgiffin_Washington-PA.html
Born December 13, 1860, on this site. Graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Went to China in 1885, built up and trained its Navy. September 17, 1894, it fought the Japanese to a draw in a naval battle at Yalu River. McGiffin died in 1897 fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR1O_the-whiskey-rebellion_Washington-PA.html
In 1791, the National Road Heritage Corridor was the stage for a national crisis that came to be known as the Whiskey Rebellion, a scene of climatic moments in the history of the United States and its newly formed government. Responding to the fir…
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