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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURG_cross-creek-church_Burgettstown-PA.html
Founded by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who began to hold services in 1775 at Vance's Fort, 1 mile north. Original church built here and first pastor called in 1779. The present church building was erected 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURE_george-washington_McDonald-PA.html
Near here at the David Reed home, Washington met September 20, 1784, with 13 Covenanter squatters on his tract of 2613 acres. Failure to fix terms of purchase forced him to bring suit at Washington to eject the illegal tenants.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMURD_david-reed_McDonald-PA.html
Opposite was the log home of David Reed, leader of the Covenanter squatters on lands owned by George Washington. Here 13 of the Scotch-Irish pioneers met with him on September 20, 1784, defying his effort to remove them.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9F_mingo-creek-church_Finleyville-PA.html
This area has been called the cradle of the Whiskey Rebellion. Here in the 1790s, a log Presbyterian meetinghouse stood near the site of the present church. Used by the Mingo Creek Society after its formation in February 1794, it became a nerve ce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9E_the-mounds_Monongahela-PA.html
Site of two Indian Burial Mounds built between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago by the Adena people. Late 19th century excavations found skeletons, pottery, copper implements, and other antiquities.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9D_whiskey-point_Monongahela-PA.html
The bluff at Main Street and Park Avenue was the site on August 14, 1794, of a meeting of 226 whiskey rebels. Albert Gallatin's eloquence turned the tide, resulting in peaceful ending of the Whiskey Rebellion and the possibility of civil strife.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9C_one-extraordinary-street_Monongahela-PA.html
Immigrants from Italy, Central Europe and other regions settled in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Through hard work, commitment to faith, family and each other, along with an innovative spirit, they built a thriving community of accomplishment in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9B_cement-city_Donora-PA.html
Located four blocks to the west. Built 1916-1917 as housing for employees at American Steel and Wire's Donora plant. A community of 100 units in 80 Prairie-style buildings, noted for the innovative use of poured-in-place concrete construction. One…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU9A_the-1948-donora-smog_Donora-PA.html
Major federal clean air laws became a legacy of this environmental disaster that focused national attention on air pollution. In late October of 1948, a heavy fog blanketed this valley, and as the days passed, the fog became a thick, acrid smog th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU99_john-k-tener_Charleroi-PA.html
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1911-1915. Highlights of his administration included creation of statewide primary elections and a state highway system; establishment of the Department of Labor and Industry and Pennsylvania Historical Commission. Member…
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