List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Washington County

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

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

Washington County, Pennsylvania

-Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...

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 51 historical markers located in Washington County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Declaration and Address Declaration and address The Declaration and Address was written by Thomas Campbell in 1809. It was the founding document for the Christian Association of Washington, a short lived religious movement of the 19th century. The Christian Association ultimately led to what is now known as the Restoration Movement. In many...			122 S. Main St., Washington 40.16905°N 80.24487°W	City	Religion
S Bridge Claysville S Bridge The Claysville "S" Bridge is a historic S bridge in Washington County, Pennsylvania.It is designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation....			U.S. 40, at Pa. 221, 5 miles SW of Washington 40.1398°N 80.3491°W	Roadside	Bridges, Roads, Transportation
1948 Donora Smog			Meldon Ave. (Pa. 837) at Fifth St., Donora 40.1763°N 79.85538°W	Roadside	Environment
Augusta Town			U.S. 40, 3 miles SW of Washington °N °W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Bradford House David Bradford House David Bradford House, in Washington, Pennsylvania was the home of David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.-History:...			175 S. Main St., Washington 40.16813°N 80.24475°W	City	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Bradford House David Bradford House David Bradford House, in Washington, Pennsylvania was the home of David Bradford, a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.-History:...			At site, 175 S. Main St., Washington (retired) °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
California Boatyards			Borough library (old railroad station), Wood St., California 40.06818°N 79.88927°W	City	Business & Industry, Transportation
Capt. Philo McGiffin Philo McGiffen Philo Norton McGiffin was a late 19th century American naval officer later serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War...			Main & Beau Sts., Washington 40.1707°N 80.24558°W	Roadside	Military, Military Post-Civil War
Cement City			McKean Ave. (Pa. 837), South Donora 40.16798°N 79.86203°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Labor
Col. George Morgan George Morgan (merchant) George Morgan was a merchant, land speculator, and United States Indian agent during the American Revolutionary War, when he was given the rank of colonel. He negotiated with Lenape and other Native American tribes in western Pennsylvania to gain their support for the Americans during the war...			Morganza Road and West McMurray Road, Canonsburg 40.27352°N 80.15832°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American, Professions & Vocations
Cross Creek Church			SR 4029 at Cross Creek, E of Pa. 18 °N °W	Roadside	Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
David Reed			Pa. 50, 3 miles west of Pa. 980, near Venice 40.31485°N 80.2692°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, George Washington
Delvin Miller			Entrance to the Meadows Racetrack & Casino, 210 Racetrack Rd., Washington °N °W	Roadside	Sports
Doddridge's Fort			Pa. 844 west of Pa. 231 at Sugar Run Road, 2.5 miles W of Middletown °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Edward Acheson Edward Goodrich Acheson Edward Goodrich Acheson was an American chemist. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the inventor of carborundum, and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite. Thomas Edison put him to work on September 12, 1880 at his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory under John Kruesi...			SW corner of Main & Maiden Sts., Washington 40.16773°N 80.24488°W	City	Invention, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
Elisha McCurdy			SR 4004 (old U.S. 22) near Pa. 18, Florence 40.43207°N 80.4359°W	Roadside	Religion
Gantz Oil Well			W. Chestnut St. at Brookside Ave., Washington °N °W	City	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...			Southview Rd., N of PA 150, Venice 40.3252°N 80.2697°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, George Washington, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Globe Inn			155 S. Main St., Washington °N °W	City	Buildings, Business & Industry, Roads, Inns & Taverns
Hill Church			U.S. 19, 5 miles NE of Washington (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Early Settlement, Religion
Hill's Tavern Hill's Tavern Hill's Tavern is a historic building in Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania.It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation....			U.S. 40 and Fava Farm Rd., Scenery Hill °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Roads, Inns & Taverns
James G. Blaine James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine was a U.S. Representative, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senator from Maine, two-time Secretary of State...			238 Main St., West Brownsville °N °W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Jay Livingston Jay Livingston Jay Livingston was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics....			Rt. 980 (S. McDonald St.) and Panhandle Trail, McDonald 40.36663°N 80.23478°W	Roadside	Motion Pictures & Television, Music & Theater, Writers
John K. Tener John K. Tener John Kinley Tener was a Major League baseball player and executive and, from 1911 to 1915, served as the 25th Governor of Pennsylvania.-Biography:...			7th & Fallowfield Sts., Charleroi °N °W	Roadside	Baseball, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Governors, Sports
John McMillan John McMillan (pastor) John McMillan was a prominent Presbyterian minister and missionary in Western Pennsylvania when that area was part of the American Frontier. He founded the first school west of the Allegheny Mountains, which is now known as John McMillan's Log School...			US 19 near Rt. 519, S of Canonsburg 40.24192°N 80.17808°W	Roadside	Education, Religion
Joseph Yablonski Joseph Yablonski Joseph Albert "Jock" Yablonski was an American labor leader in the United Mine Workers in the 1950s and 1960s. He was murdered in 1969 by killers hired by a union political opponent, Mine Workers president W. A. Boyle...			3rd & Wood Sts., California 40.06662°N 79.88982°W	Roadside	Coal, Government & Politics 20th Century, Labor
LeMoyne Crematory LeMoyne Crematory The LeMoyne Crematory was the first crematory in the United States. Francis Julius LeMoyne had it built in 1876, with the first cremation in world history being preformed on December 6, 1876....			Opposite 815 S. Main St. (SR 2001), S end of Washington 40.16057°N 80.23785°W	City	Buildings, Business & Industry
LeMoyne House F. Julius Lemoyne House F. Julius LeMoyne House is Georgian-style house built in 1812.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.The house is operated as a historic house museum by the Washington County Historical Society, which offers guided tours year round. The house contains period artifacts and is...			49 E. Maiden St., Washington 40.16798°N 80.24327°W	City	Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Medicine & Science, Professions & Vocations
The McGugin Gas Well			Pa. 18 NW of Washington (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Oil & Gas
Meadowcroft Rockshelter			401 Meadowcroft Rd., Avella 40.28635°N 80.489°W	Roadside	Native American
Miller's Blockhouse			U.S. 40, 3.5 miles W of Claysville °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Forts, Military, Native American
Mingo Creek Church Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard Mingo Creek Presbyterian Church and Churchyard is a historic church in Courtney, Pennsylvania.It was built in 1793 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992....			SR 88 & Mingo Church Rd., 2 miles S of Finleyville 40.23015°N 79.99583°W	Roadside	Military, Religion, Whiskey Rebellion
Monongahela Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela, colloquially called "Mon City," is a Third Class City in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately south of the city proper. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census...			Pa. 136 at the Monogahela River Bridge (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Transportation
Monongahela Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela, colloquially called "Mon City," is a Third Class City in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately south of the city proper. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census...			Pa. 136 at Chess St., in small park 40.20608°N 79.93975°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Transportation
Monongahela Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela, colloquially called "Mon City," is a Third Class City in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately south of the city proper. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census...			Main Street (Pa. 88) at 5th St. at Municipal Building, Monongahela 40.2039°N 79.92763°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Transportation
Monongahela Monongahela, Pennsylvania Monongahela, colloquially called "Mon City," is a Third Class City in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area, located approximately south of the city proper. The population was 4,761 at the 2000 census...			Pa. 88 at 7th St., in Monongahela's Chess Park 40.2049°N 79.93118°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Transportation
The Mounds			Memorial Park, Mounds & Indiana Sts., Monongahela 40.19855°N 79.93258°W	City	Native American
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, 3.6 miles SW of Washington 40.14998°N 80.32803°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Roads, Transportation
Ralston Thresher			Pa. 844 at West Middletown °N °W	Roadside	Agriculture, Business & Industry, Invention
Reverend John McMillan John McMillan (pastor) John McMillan was a prominent Presbyterian minister and missionary in Western Pennsylvania when that area was part of the American Frontier. He founded the first school west of the Allegheny Mountains, which is now known as John McMillan's Log School...		n/a	Junction US 19 & PA 519, S of Canonsburg 40.24202°N 80.17797°W	Plaque	Education, Religion
Rice's Fort			U.S. 40 at Lake Road, 3.5 miles W of Claysville °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Forts, Military, Native American
Toll House			U.S. 40, .8 mile W of Claysville (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Government & Politics 19th Century, Roads, Transportation
Washington Washington, Pennsylvania Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...			Murtland Ave. (US 19) at North Ave., NE edge of Washington 40.18047°N 80.23575°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, George Washington, Native American, Roads
Washington Washington, Pennsylvania Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...			US 40 W on ramp at junction of I-70 (Missing) °N °W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, George Washington, Native American, Roads
Washington Washington, Pennsylvania Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...			National Rd. (US 40) near Coffeys Crossing Rd (Rt. 526), W of Washington, near Finney 40.15002°N 80.32797°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, George Washington, Native American, Roads
Washington Washington, Pennsylvania Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...			Pa. 136, E. Beau St. @ Clare Dr., near Junction of I70 and I79 °N °W	Roadside	Buildings, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, George Washington, Native American, Transportation
Washington and Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...			At main building, opposite 27 College Ave., and Beau St. between College and Lincoln, Washington 40.1705°N 80.2426°W	City	Education, George Washington
Washington County Washington County, Pennsylvania -Government and politics:As of November 2008, there are 152,534 registered voters in Washington County .* Democratic: 89,027 * Republican: 49,025 * Other Parties: 14,482...			County courthouse, Main St. & Cherry Way, Washington 40.17015°N 80.24538°W	City	George Washington, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Roads, Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Point			Main St. (PA 136/88/837) betw. First St. & Park Ave., Monongahela 40.20015°N 79.92258°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
William Holmes McGuffey William Holmes McGuffey William Holmes McGuffey was an American professor and college president who is best known for writing the McGuffey Readers, one of the nation's first and most widely used series of textbooks...			U.S. 40 at McGuffey High School McGuffey High School McGuffey High School is one of four schools that make up the McGuffey School District in rural Claysville, Pennsylvania. The school is approximately 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school's official colors are navy blue and gold and "Highlanders" has been adopted as the official... /Middle School McGuffey Middle School McGuffey Middle School is one of four schools that make up the McGuffey School District in rural Claysville, Pennsylvania.The school is approximately 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Like the high school their official colors are navy blue and gold and "Highlanders" has been adopted... , just W of Pa. 221, E of Claysville °N °W	Roadside	Education, Professions & Vocations, Publishing, Writers
Wolff's Fort			U.S. 40, 3.3 miles SW of Washington °N °W	Roadside	American Revolution, Early Settlement, Forts, Military

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