List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Crawford County


This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Crawford County.

Location of Crawford County in Pennsylvania

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Crawford 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 38 historical markers located in Crawford County.[1]

Historical markers edit

Marker title Image Date dedicated Location Marker type Topics
Allegheny College   November 19, 1946 North Main Street (PA 86) at East College Street, Meadville
41°38′52″N 80°08′45″W / 41.647822°N 80.14597°W / 41.647822; -80.14597 (Allegheny College)
Roadside Education
Baldwin-Reynolds House   April 14, 1947 Baldwin & Reynolds Avenues, Meadville
41°38′47″N 80°08′59″W / 41.64642°N 80.14975°W / 41.64642; -80.14975 (Reynolds House)
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads
Birthplace of the Direct Primary   May 12, 2000 At Courthouse, Diamond Park Square & East Center Street, Meadville
41°38′20″N 80°08′58″W / 41.63878°N 80.14943°W / 41.63878; -80.14943 (Birthplace of the Direct Primary)
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Bishop James M. Thoburn   November 18, 1946 At cemetery, Blooming Valley Road (PA 77), east end of Meadville
41°38′38″N 80°07′52″W / 41.64402°N 80.13117°W / 41.64402; -80.13117 (Bishop James M. Thoburn)
Roadside Religion
Byron D. Benson (1832-1888)   December 10, 2009 603 North Perry Street, north of West Oak Street, Titusville
41°38′00″N 79°40′37″W / 41.633417°N 79.677033°W / 41.633417; -79.677033 (Byron D. Benson)
City Oil & Gas, Professions & Vocations
Cambridge Springs   September 15, 2001 At the Public Park, South Main Street (PA 86) & Church Street, Cambridge Springs
41°48′14″N 80°03′25″W / 41.80395°N 80.05698°W / 41.80395; -80.05698 (Cambridge Springs)
Roadside Business & Industry, Environment, Medicine & Science, Railroads, Inns & Taverns
Conneaut Reservoir   September 20, 1948 Grand Army of the Republic Highway (US 6), east of Conneaut Lake (SIGN MISSING-POST ONLY)
41°36′15″N 80°17′29″W / 41.60417°N 80.29138°W / 41.60417; -80.29138 (Conneaut Reservoir)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Crawford County   May 12, 1982 903 Diamond Park Square, between East Cherry & East Center Streets, Meadville
41°38′17″N 80°09′01″W / 41.63817°N 80.1502°W / 41.63817; -80.1502 (Crawford County)
City Business & Industry, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Oil & Gas
Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools   May 12, 2000 The Second District School, South Main Street near Autumn Drive, Meadville
41°37′49″N 80°09′12″W / 41.63017°N 80.15327°W / 41.63017; -80.15327 (Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools)
Roadside African American, Education, Government & Politics 19th Century
Early Refinery   September 29, 1954 At bus garage, East Central Avenue (PA 27), Titusville
41°37′36″N 79°39′12″W / 41.62653°N 79.65322°W / 41.62653; -79.65322 (Early Refinery)
City Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Edwin L. Drake   November 18, 1946 Woodlawn Cemetery, Spring Street (PA 8), Titusville
41°37′55″N 79°41′26″W / 41.632056°N 79.690444°W / 41.632056; -79.690444 (Edwin L. Drake)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Erie Extension Canal   September 20, 1948 Liberty Street (US 322), east of Hartstown
41°33′12″N 80°22′30″W / 41.55345°N 80.37487°W / 41.55345; -80.37487 (Erie Extension Canal)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal   July 12, 1948 PA 618 south of Conneaut Lake Park
41°37′20″N 80°19′33″W / 41.62215°N 80.32587°W / 41.62215; -80.32587 (Erie Extension Canal)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal   July 12, 1948 US 6 & 322, east of Conneaut Lake (MISSING)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal   July 14, 1948 PA 18 at Old Depot Road, north of Conneautville
41°45′54″N 80°22′26″W / 41.76513°N 80.37395°W / 41.76513; -80.37395 (Erie Extension Canal)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal   July 13, 1948 Grand Army of the Republic Highway (US 6) near Brooks Road, Linesville
41°37′39″N 80°22′39″W / 41.62753°N 80.37753°W / 41.62753; -80.37753 (Erie Extension Canal)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Erie Extension Canal   July 13, 1948 PA 18, south of Adamsville (MISSING)
Roadside Canals, Environment, Navigation, Transportation
French Creek   November 19, 1946 US 6 & 19, south of Venango (MISSING)
Roadside Early Settlement, Environment, French & Indian War, George Washington
French Creek Feeder   July 12, 1948 Perry Highway (US 19), southwest of Meadville
41°33′29″N 80°11′06″W / 41.55793°N 80.18505°W / 41.55793; -80.18505 (French Creek Feeder)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
French Creek Feeder   July 13, 1948 Cochranton Road (US 322) near Shreck Road, south of Meadville
41°34′43″N 80°07′31″W / 41.57863°N 80.1254°W / 41.57863; -80.1254 (French Creek Feeder)
Roadside Canals, Navigation, Transportation
Ida M. Tarbell   September 30, 1954 314 East Main Street, Titusville
41°37′42″N 79°40′05″W / 41.628368°N 79.66813°W / 41.628368; -79.66813 (Ida M. Tarbell)
City Abraham Lincoln, Women, Writers
John A. Mather   September 14, 1964 407 East Main Street, Titusville
41°37′42″N 79°40′01″W / 41.628267°N 79.666817°W / 41.628267; -79.666817 (John A. Mather)
City Artists, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration, Oil & Gas
John Brown Tannery   1969 PA 77 near John Brown Road, New Richmond
41°43′15″N 79°57′08″W / 41.720883°N 79.952333°W / 41.720883; -79.952333 (John Brown Tannery)
Roadside African American, Business & Industry, Houses & Homesteads, Underground Railroad
John Brown's Tannery   November 18, 1946 At site, John Brown Road, just south of PA 77, New Richmond
41°43′08″N 79°57′03″W / 41.71892°N 79.95073°W / 41.71892; -79.95073 (John Brown's Tannery)
Roadside African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
John William Heisman (1869-1936)   August 28, 2009 Adjacent to Carter Field, Central Avenue & Brown Street, Titusville
41°37′40″N 79°39′54″W / 41.627651°N 79.665081°W / 41.627651; -79.665081 (John William Heisman)
Roadside Football, Sports
Meadville   November 1, 1946 US 6 & 19 north of Meadville (MISSING)
Roadside Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Invention
Meadville   November 1, 1946 South Main Street (US 322), south end of Meadville
41°37′38″N 80°09′15″W / 41.62718°N 80.1542°W / 41.62718; -80.1542 (Meadville)
Roadside Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 19th Century, Invention
Meadville   November 1, 1946 US 6 & 322 west of Meadville (MISSING)
Roadside Business & Industry, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 19th Century, Invention
Oil Creek   September 30, 1954 Smock Boulevard (PA 8) at Bloss Street, Titusville
41°37′18″N 79°40′23″W / 41.62177°N 79.673°W / 41.62177; -79.673 (Oil Creek)
City Business & Industry, Exploration, Native American, Oil & Gas
Oil-Producing Salt Well   May 17, 1985 Pierpoint Road (PA 198) near Reeds Corners Road, 1 mile E of Ohio line, near Conneautville
41°45′55″N 80°29′31″W / 41.765250°N 80.492017°W / 41.765250; -80.492017 (Oil-Producing Salt Well)
Roadside Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Pennsylvania   February 8, 1949 Grand Army of the Republic Highway (US 6), 200 feet from state line (MISSING)
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania   February 8, 1949 US 322, .4 miles from state line, Jamestown (MISSING)
Roadside Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Raymond Philip Shafer (1917-2006)   July 1, 2010 911 Diamond Park Square, south of East Cherry Street, Meadville
41°38′17″N 80°08′59″W / 41.638017°N 80.149713°W / 41.638017; -80.149713 (Raymond Philip Shafer)
Roadside Government & Politics 20th Century, Governors
Richard Henderson   June 1, 1980 Liberty & Arch Streets, next to Bethel AME Church, Meadville
41°38′10″N 80°08′55″W / 41.635989°N 80.14867°W / 41.635989; -80.14867 (Richard Henderson)
City African American, Professions & Vocations, Underground Railroad
Roberts Torpedo   September 29, 1954 Smock Boulevard (PA 8), near Dutch Hill Road, south end of Titusville
41°37′08″N 79°40′17″W / 41.61875°N 79.6713°W / 41.61875; -79.6713 (Roberts Torpedo)
City Business & Industry, Invention, Oil & Gas
Rural Electrification   August 20, 1986 PA 198 at Woodcock Creek Lake, east of PA 86, near Saegertown
41°42′08″N 80°06′07″W / 41.70228°N 80.10195°W / 41.70228; -80.10195 (Rural Electrification)
Roadside Business & Industry, Electricity
Titusville Oil Exchange   September 21, 1999 West Spring Street, between South Washington & Exchange Streets, Titusville
41°37′35″N 79°40′29″W / 41.626482°N 79.6747°W / 41.626482; -79.6747 (Titusville Oil Exchange)
City Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Unitarian Church   June 29, 1957 South Main & Chestnut Streets, Meadville
41°38′15″N 80°09′01″W / 41.63758°N 80.15033°W / 41.63758; -80.15033 (Unitarian Church)
City Religion

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

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