List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Forest County
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This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 7,716. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes . Forest County does not have a single traffic light, the only county in the...
by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...
(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 11 historical markers located in Forest County.
Historical markers
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damascus |  |
U.S. 62 at Tionesta °N °W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns | |
| Forest County Forest County, Pennsylvania Forest County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population is 7,716. Forest County is famous as a rural retreat. Nearly 75% of all dwellings in the county are second or vacation homes . Forest County does not have a single traffic light, the only county in the... |
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County Courthouse, Elm St. (U.S. 62), Tionesta 41.49665°N 79.45623°W |
City | Environment, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century | |
| Goschgoschink | |
U.S. 62, .9 mile S of East Hickory 41.56805°N 79.40352°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American | |
| Hickory Town | |
U.S. 62, 2 miles S of East Hickory 41.55905°N 79.41885°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Native American, Paths & Trails | |
| Holeman Ferry | |
U.S. 62, 3 miles SW of Tionesta (Missing) °N °W |
Roadside | Business & Industry, Transportation | |
| Howard Zahniser Howard Zahniser Howard Clinton Zahniser was an American environmental activist. Zahniser is noted for being the primary author of the Wilderness Act of 1964.... |
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Rte. 62 just north of Tionesta 41.51855°N 79.44265°W |
Roadside | Environment, Government & Politics 20th Century | |
| Indian Paths | |
U.S. 62, 2.3 miles S of East Hickory 41.54583°N 79.43158°W |
Roadside | Native American | |
| Lawunakhannek | |
U.S. 62, .2 mile N of East Hickory 41.58643°N 79.40387°W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American, Religion | |
| Pigeon | |
PA 66 just SW of Pigeon, 6 miles NE of Marienville 41.52535°N 79.05625°W |
Roadside | Cities & Towns, Environment, Native American | |
| Refugee Towns | |
U.S. 62, 1.5 miles S of Tionesta Station °N °W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American | |
| Refugee Towns | |
U.S. 52, .5 mile S of East Hickory °N °W |
Roadside | Early Settlement, Native American |
See also
- List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, PennsylvaniaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, PennsylvaniaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Forest County, Pennsylvania.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States...