This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Somerset County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Somerset 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 31 historical markers located in Somerset County.[1]
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Schneider | NW corner of Square, Somerset 40.0085°N -79.0787°W | City | Early Settlement, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Alan Freed (1921-1965) | Miner’s Park, near corner of Graham Ave. and 13th Street, Windber 40.2365°N -78.8323°W | Roadside | African American, Motion Pictures & Television, Music & Theater, Performers, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Ankeny Square | Patriot Square at cemetery, Somerset 40.0075°N -79.082°W | City | Religion | ||||||
| Berlin | 600 Main St., at Trinity U.C.C., Somerset. 39.9205°N -78.9566°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Early Bible | 151 W Main St., Somerset 40.0084°N -79.0802°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| Flora Black | U.S. 219, 3 miles NW of Meyersdale 39.85°N -79.0531°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Women | ||||||
| Forbes Road - Fort Dewart | U.S. 30 near Bedford County line, Somerset 40.0387°N -78.7674°W | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Roads | ||||||
| Forbes Road (Edmunds Swamp) | U.S. 30 at Buckstown | Roadside | French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Forbes Road (Stony Creek Encampment) | U.S. 30 E of Stoyerstown | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Forbes Road (The Clear Fields) | U.S. 30 W of Jennerstown 40.1665°N -79.0923°W | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Forbes Road, 1758, Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne - Edmond's Swamp (PLAQUE) | old Central City-Buckstown Rd., ~ 2 mi. W of Central City 40.1024°N -78.8462°W | Plaque | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Roads | ||||||
| Forbes Road, 1758, Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne - Tomahawk Encampment (PLAQUE) | LR 55092, west of Jennerstown 40.1691°N -79.0914°W | Plaque | French & Indian War, Military, Roads | ||||||
| Forbes Road, 1758, Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne- Stony Creek Encampment (PLAQUE) | grounds of Forbes High School, Kantner, just E of Stoystown | Plaque | French & Indian War, Military, Roads | ||||||
| Fort Hill | Pa. 53, 2 miles NE of Ursina (Missing) | Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, Native American | ||||||
| Fort Hill | Pa. 281, 3 miles NE of Ursina 39.8307°N -79.2946°W | Roadside | Forts, Native American | ||||||
| Great Crossings | U.S. 40 at Youghiogheny River | Roadside | French & Indian War, George Washington, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Harmon Husband | 555 E Main St. (PA 31), Somerset 40.0073°N -79.0681°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Early Settlement, Military, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Jeremiah S. Black | Pa. 31 (Glades Rd.), 6.5 miles E of Somerset near Brotherton 39.9687°N -78.9536°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Jeremiah Sullivan Black - PLAQUE | n/a | PA 31, 7 miles from Somerset 39.9689°N -78.9537°W | Plaque | Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads | |||||
| Johnny Weissmuller | Jefferson Avenue. Extension & Graham Ave. Windber (Pa. N. 160) 40.2341°N -78.8294°W | Roadside | Motion Pictures & Television, Sports | ||||||
| Log Grist Mill | Pa. 985 (old U.S. 219), .5 mile N of Jennerstown 40.1661°N -79.0605°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Mills | ||||||
| McKinley House | 129 E. Main St., Somerset (Missing) | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads | ||||||
| National Road | U.S. 40 SE of Addison near State line 39.7222°N -79.3053°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | PA 219 at state line 39.7237°N -79.0873°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | US 40 at state line 39.7222°N -79.3053°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn | ||||||
| Quecreek Mine Accident and Rescue | 151 Haupt Rd., just off Somerset Pike (PA 985), Somerset 40.0782°N -79.0858°W | Roadside | Coal, Government & Politics, Labor | ||||||
| Rural Electrification | 134 Mud Pike (SR 3010), near Water Level Rd. (SR 3015), between Somerset & Rockwood (Missing) 39.9819°N -79.11°W | Roadside | Agriculture, Business & Industry, Electricity | ||||||
| Somerset County | County Courthouse, 111 E Union St., Somerset | City | Agriculture, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Roads | ||||||
| Toll House | US 40 at Addison 39.7452°N -79.3313°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Windber | 501 15th St., Windber 40.2354°N -78.831°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor | ||||||
| Windber Strike of 1922-23 | Near Graham Ave. and 13th Street in Miner's Park, Windber 40.2357°N -78.8313°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Civil Rights, Coal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor |