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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/HM1PZ_braddock-road_Markleysburg-PA.html
General Braddock's eighth camp, June 25, 1755, on the march to Fort Duquesne, was about half a mile S.W. Chestnut Ridge, seen on the horizon to the west, was the last mt. range to be crossed. Axemen widened an Indian path for passage of supply wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PP_mt-washington-presbyterian-church_Farmington-PA.html
Preaching the Word and Preserving the Heritage. Organized March 24, 1842, the first congregation of this church worshipped in a log building which is preserved as the thirty feet square sanctuary of the existing structure. The church is located on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PG_mount-washington-tavern_Farmington-PA.html
This tavern once bustled with activity. Judge Nathaniel Ewing of Uniontown built it about 1830, then sold in in 1840 to James Sampey, who ran the tavern with his family. Mount Washington Tavern was a stage stop for the Good Intent Stage Line, one …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P6_joseph-a-jock-yablonski_California-PA.html
A longtime resident of California and elected official of the United Mine Workers of America. He led efforts to improve working conditions for coal miners. On December 31, 1969—shortly after his defeat as a reform candidate for president of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OF_braddocks-original-grave-site_Farmington-PA.html
This tablet marks the spot where Major-General Edward Braddock was buried, July 14th, 1755. His remains were removed in 1804 to the site of the present monument.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O7_the-national-road_Farmington-PA.html
This "National Road" connected east and west in the 1800s. George Washington proposed a route to join the western frontier to the eastern seaboard in the late 1700s. His idea was later promoted by Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under P…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NY_fort-necessity_Farmington-PA.html
Fort Necessity was located about 400 yards to the south in the Great Meadows. Built and commanded, 1754 by Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, aged 22. Here, after 9 hours engagement with M. Coulon de Villiers in command of 900 French regulars a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQ_national-road_Farmington-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.