List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Huntingdon County

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...

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 23 historical markers located in Huntingdon County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Admiral Wm. Sims William Sims William Sowden Sims was an admiral in the United States Navy who sought during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to modernize the Navy. During World War I he commanded all United States naval forces operating in Europe...			Pa. 994 in Rockville, W of U.S. 522 40.2382°N 77.90167°W	Roadside	Military, Military Post-Civil War
Bedford Furnace			US 522, at SE end of Orbisonia °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Coleraine Forges			Pa. 45, 1.6 miles NE of Spruce Creek 40.6272°N 78.11406°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Iron
David R. Porter David R. Porter David Rittenhouse Porter was the ninth Governor of Pennsylvania. He served from 1839 to 1845.-Life:Porter, the first governor under the State Constitution of 1838 was born October 31, 1788, near Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania spending his boyhood at Selma Mansion, a home built by his...			3rd & Penn Sts., Huntingdon 40.48378°N 78.00891°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Professions & Vocations
Fort Roberdeau Fort Roberdeau Fort Roberdeau, also known as The Lead Mine Fort, is a historic fort located near Culp, Blair County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1777, and reconstructed in 1939-1941, by concerned local agencies with support from the National Youth Administration. It is a square structure with blockhouse-like...			Pa. 453 & Truck Pa. 45 just S of Union Furnace (MISSING) 40.60975°N 78.16875°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military
Fort Shirley Fort Shirley Fort Shirley was a fort erected by the Province of Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War.-History:During the mid-1750s, the mountainous ridges and valleys of south central Pennsylvania were an important theater for colliding European and Native American cultures...			U.S. 522 at N end Shirleysburg 40.30174°N 77.87404°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Shirley - PLAQUE			US 522, Shirleysburg 40.30131°N 77.87431°W	Plaque	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Standing Stone			Penn St., Huntingdon 40.48162°N 78.00411°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Frankstown Path			US 22 at Water Street, PA (town name) 40.57096°N 78.13425°W	Roadside	Paths & Trails, Transportation
Greenwood Furnace Greenwood Furnace State Park Greenwood Furnace State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is near the historic iron making center of Greenwood Furnace. The park includes the ghost town of Greenwood that grew up around the ironworks, old roads and...			Pa. 305 at Greenwood Furnace State Park 40.64903°N 77.75705°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Furnaces, Iron
Hart's Log Alexandria, Pennsylvania Alexandria is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 401 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...			PA 305 at US22 junction, just S of Alexandria 40.55737°N 78.0993°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Paths & Trails, Professions & Vocations, Transportation
Huntingdon County Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...			County Courthouse, Penn St., Huntingdon 40.48364°N 78.00813°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Jack's Narrows			U.S. 22, 8.5 miles SE of Huntingdo (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Environment
Juniata Iron			U.S. 522, 1 mile S of Orbisonia °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Iron
Juniata Iron			U.S. 22 just E of Water Street 40.57088°N 78.13396°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Iron
Martin G. Brumbaugh			Pa. 26, 1.3 miles NE of Marklesburg 40.39705°N 78.1488°W	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Governors
Martin G. Brumbaugh			US 22 & PA 26, W of Huntingdon 40.49208°N 78.04007°W	Roadside	Education, Governors, Professions & Vocations
McAlevy's Fort		n/a	Junction Pa. 305 & Pa. 545 at McAlevy's Fort (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
McMurtrie Mansion			4th & Penn. Huntingdon 40.48447°N 78.01069°W	City	Buildings, Mansions & Manors
Pennsylvania Furnace			Spruce Creek Rd. (PA 45) at Pennsylvania Furnace Rd., PA Furnace 40.70172°N 77.99935°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Rural Electrification Rural electrification Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for mechanization of many farming operations, such as threshing, milking, and hoisting grain for storage; in areas...			10700 Fairgrounds Rd., Huntingdon 40.5094°N 77.97878°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Electricity
Shadow of Death			Croghan Pike (US 522) W of Shade Gap 40.18869°N 77.87561°W	Roadside	Paths & Trails, Transportation
Spruce Creek Church			Spruce Creek Rd. (PA 45) at church, just NE of Graysville 40.69087°N 78.288°W	Roadside	Religion

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