List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Somerset County

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

Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...

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 31 historical markers located in Somerset County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Adam Schneider Adam Schneider Adam Schneider is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League...			NW corner of Square, Somerset 40.00854°N 79.07869°W	City	Early Settlement, Professions & Vocations
Alan Freed (1921-1965) Alan Freed Albert James "Alan" Freed , also known as Moondog, was an American disc-jockey. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country and rhythm and blues music on the radio in the United States and Europe under the name of rock and roll...			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 40.00747°N 79.082°W	City	Religion
Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...			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 39.85002°N 79.05305°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 °N °W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation
Forbes Road (Stony Creek Encampment)			U.S. 30 E of Stoyerstown °N °W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation
Forbes Road (The Clear Fields)			U.S. 30 W of Jennerstown 40.16653°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 40.16912°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 °N °W	Plaque	French & Indian War, Military, Roads
Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill is a hill overlooking downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, where military fortifications were built during the American Civil War to protect the city and its pro-Union state government....			Pa. 53, 2 miles NE of Ursina (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Forts, Native American
Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill is a hill overlooking downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, where military fortifications were built during the American Civil War to protect the city and its pro-Union state government....			Pa. 281, 3 miles NE of Ursina 39.83068°N 79.29455°W	Roadside	Forts, Native American
Great Crossings			U.S. 40 at Youghiogheny River °N °W	Roadside	French & Indian War, George Washington, Roads, Transportation
Harmon Husband			555 E Main St. (PA 31), Somerset 40.0073°N 79.06807°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Jeremiah S. Black Jeremiah S. Black Jeremiah Sullivan Black was an American statesman and lawyer. He was the son of Representative Henry Black, and the father of writer and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Chauncey Forward Black....			Pa. 31 (Glades Rd.), 6.5 miles E of Somerset near Brotherton 39.9687°N 78.95362°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations
Jeremiah Sullivan Black - PLAQUE		n/a	PA 31, 7 miles from Somerset 39.96887°N 78.95367°W	Plaque	Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads
Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...			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) °N °W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Houses & Homesteads
National Road National Road The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...			U.S. 40 SE of Addison near State line 39.7222°N 79.3053°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Roads, Transportation
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...			PA 219 at state line 39.7237°N 79.0873°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...			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 Quecreek Mine Rescue The Quecreek Mine Rescue took place in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, when nine miners were trapped underground for over 78 hours, from July 24 to 28, 2002...			151 Haupt Rd., just off Somerset Pike (PA 985), Somerset 40.0782°N 79.0858°W	Roadside	Coal, Government & Politics, Labor
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...			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 Somerset County, Pennsylvania Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...			County Courthouse, 111 E Union St., Somerset °N °W	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 Windber, Pennsylvania Windber is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, eight miles south of Johnstown. It was at one time a place of industrial activities which included coal mining, lumbering, and the manufacture of fire brick. In 1897, the community was founded by coal barons Charles and Edward Julius Berwind...			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

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