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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22LO_long-run-church_Irwin-PA.html
Recognized site of early Presbyterian meetinghouse during the early 1770's. First log church was destroyed by fire in 1775.
In 1781 the Long Run Church was built on the site of the William Marshall Family Massacre.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20WY_fairview-park_Greensburg-PA.html
Due to racial segregation into the mid-20th century, African Americans were excluded from many amusement parks and recreational facilities. Local Sunday School superintendents formed the Monongahela Valley Sunday School Assoc. and in 1945 purchase…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VC4_the-johnson-house-at-kingston-historical_Latrobe-PA.html
A residence and farm, a stagecoach stop, a tavern, an office building and a museum!
In 1812, Scotch-Irish immigrant Alexander Johnston (who lived to be almost 100 yrs.) began erecting this landmark structure. The stone for the building and five…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1URW_stephanie-kwolek-historical_New-Kensington-PA.html
Polymer scientist whose discoveries led to the invention of DuPont Kevlar in 1965. Due to its high strength and durability, Kevlar is used in numerous industries. It is best known as the super strong material from which bullet-resistant vests are …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TUF_thomas-f-gallagher-historical_New-Alexandria-PA.html
Thomas Gallagher and his brother George established a general store at this location in 1844, enlarging the building in 1875, now the oldest, continuously operating commercial building in town. At the outbreak of the Civil War he was commissioned …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TUE_chalmers-slick-goodlin-historical_New-Alexandria-PA.html
A natural aviator, Goodlin learned to fly at the New Alexandria Airport. In W.W.II Goodlin joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he earned his wings, then flew for the U.S. Navy. In 1944, he became a test pilot for Bell Aircraft and made 26 fl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SRX_eddie-adams-historical_New-Kensington-PA.html
Photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner for the 1968 image Saigon Execution, which was influential in swaying public opinion against the Vietnam War. Adams began his career as a photographer for his high school yearbook and the local newspaper. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SRW_fred-mcfeely-rogers-historical_Latrobe-PA.html
Born and raised in Latrobe, Mister Rogers was the creator, composer, host, and puppeteer of the award-winning TV program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968-2001). The program, produced at WQED in Pittsburgh, emphasized kindness, compassion, and lea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KJ0_braddocks-military-road-1755-monacatoothas-camp_Irwin-PA.html
This tablet marks the site of General Edward Braddock's eighteenth encampment called Monacatootha Camp from an unhappy incident on the march. Monacatooha's son was shot by accident by Braddock's own men. General Braddock as soon as the army camped…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IOZ_saint-vincent_Latrobe-PA.html
Founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer on the site of a Catholic parish built in 1789, Saint Vincent Archabbey, College, and Seminary was the first institution in the US established by monks of the Order of Saint Benedict. The college was incorporated…