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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IOX_right-reverend-boniface-wimmer-o-s-b_Latrobe-PA.html
PAX Right Reverend Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. Founder of the Benedictine Order in the United States, Archabbot of St. Vincent, First President of the American Cassinese Congregation, Born at Thalmassing, Bavaria, January 14, 1809, Died at St. V…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IOW_site-of-sportsmans-hall-log-cabin_Latrobe-PA.html
Which served as the first Catholic Parish Church of western Pennsylvania. The property was bought by the Reverend Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M. First pastor of the congregation, April 16, 1790.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I3O_haymaker-well_Murrysville-PA.html
On this site, a pioneer natural gas well "blew in" on November 3, 1878. Named for the brothers Matthew and Obe Haymaker who drilled it, the well was drilled to a depth of 1,400 feet to the Murrysville sandstone, a bed of pourous rock similar to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HT7_fort-hand_Apollo-PA.html
Only fort erected in Westmoreland County by Continental Congress Blockhouse surrounded by stockade with wall guns Named for Gen. Edward Hand
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HME_fort-walthour_Irwin-PA.html
Erected about 1774 near this place This stockade, enclosing a blockhouse and several buildings, was built by the pioneers of the Brush Creek community on the plantation of Christopher Walthour. It was the chief place of refuge and defense of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJY_idlewild-park-depot-smallest-train-station_Ligonier-PA.html
[on depot] Idlewild Park was a regular stop on the Ligonier Valley Railroad, which connected with the P.R.R.'s main line at Latrobe from 1878 to 1952. This was the depot. It had a waiting room, ticket agent room, freight express room. "Ripley" "sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GJX_railroad-signs_Ligonier-PA.html
This cast iron sign originally stood beside the Ligonier Valley Railroad tracks that passed through Idlewild. Several more can be found along the route of the park's narrow gauge train the "Loyalhanna Ltd."
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGZ_idlewild-in-1938-the-rollo-coaster-opens_Ligonier-PA.html
In 1938 The Rollo Coaster opens to a crowd of 18,000. Standing 27' tall and 900' long, the unique out-and-back ride was constructed on a hillside. The wood for the ride was cut on park property, utilizing a sawmill built next to the construction s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGY_picture-yourself-on-the-lincoln-highway_Ligonier-PA.html
Pleasure driving along the Lincoln Highway has long been a popular pastime. Motorists sought and continue to seek scenic beauty and amusements, such as Idlewild Park. For most of its history, the Lincoln Highway was lined with attractions, amusem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGX_philadelphia-tobaggan-company-carousel-number-83_Ligonier-PA.html
This beautiful carousel was built by the talented craftsmen of the Philadelphia Toboggan Co., who carved the solid wood horses and the intricate crown. The first year these horses galloped to the sound of laughing children, this merry-go-round wa…
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