List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Mercer County explained
This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Mercer County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Mercer County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 19 historical markers located in Mercer County.[1]
Historical markers
| Marker title | Image | | Date dedicated | | Location | | Marker type | | Topics |
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| Albert Bushnell Hart | | | S side PA 258 at PA 18, across from Tara restaurant, just N of Sharpsville
41.2834°N -80.4285°W | Roadside | Education, Professions & Vocations |
| Bigler Graves | | | PA 58 (628 Mercer Rd.) at Salem Rd., SE of Greenville
41.363°N -80.355°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors |
| Bigler Home | | | Pa. 58 SE of Greenville (MISSING)
| Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors |
| Camp Reynolds | | | Rte. 18 S of Greenville (MISSING)
| Roadside | Military, Military Post-Civil War |
| Clay Furnace | | | N side of US 62 at Clay Furnace Rd., W of Charleston
41.2374°N -80.3849°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron |
| Erie Extension Canal | | | Wasser Bridge Rd. (SR 4003) just E of Pa. 18, S of Greenville (Missing)
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-->|Roadside|Canals, Environment, Navigation, Transportation|--|
Erie Extension Canal|||PA 18 & 518 (Lamar Rd.), Lamonts Corners, east of Sharpsville
41.2572°N -80.4528°W|Roadside|Canals, Navigation, Transportation|--|
Erie Extension Canal|||Wasser Bridge Road, .3 mile E of Pa. 18, S of Greenville (Missing)
|Roadside|Canals, Environment, Navigation, Transportation|--|
Freedom Road|||US 62, across from Great Stoneboro Fair, SW of Sandy Lake
41.3354°N -80.0973°W|Roadside|African American, Underground Railroad, Women|--|General Hugh Mercer - PLAQUE||n/a|N Diamond St., N side of Co. courthouse, right column support, Mercer
41.2272°N -80.2391°W|Plaque|American Revolution, Forts, French & Indian War, Military|--|
James Sheakley|||E side of US 19, across from church, N end of Sheakleyville
40.4452°N -79.9854°W|Roadside|Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century|--|Johnston Tavern|||US 19 (across from 1561 Perry Hwy.), near Dydek's Lane, N of Leesburg
41.15°N -80.2233°W|Roadside|Buildings, Business & Industry, Inns & Taverns|--|Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge|||SR 4012 at Kidd's Mill Rd. (Kidd's Mill State Park), 5 miles S of Greenville
41.3548°N -80.3971°W|Roadside|Bridges, Transportation|--|
Mercer County|||N Diamond St. at N side of Co courthouse, at Courthouse Square, Mercer
40.4452°N -79.9854°W|City|Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century|--|
Pennsylvania||n/a|S side of Tamarack Dr. (Rt. 718), Five Points, NW of Sharpsville, at state line
41.3107°N -80.5181°W|Roadside|Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn|--|
Pennsylvania|||SR 358 (Vernon Rd.) at state line, ~3 miles W of Maysville
41.3873°N -80.5187°W|Roadside|Government & Politics 17th Century, Government & Politics 18th Century, William Penn|--|
Pymatuning|||Pa. 258 E of Clark (Missing)
|Roadside|Early Settlement, Native American|--|
Pymatuning|||Pa. 258 E of Clark (Missing)
|Roadside|Early Settlement, Native American|--|Shenango Town|||Pa. 118 SE of West Middlesex (Missing)
|Roadside|Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American|}
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: PHMC Historical Markers Search . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Searchable database . 2010-07-19.
