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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5NC_the-presidents-house-site-1790-1800_Philadelphia-PA.html
President George Washington called the elegant three-story brick mansion that once stood on this spot "the best single house in the city." Both Presidents Washington (1790-1797) and John Adams (1797-1800) lived and worked in this house, which was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5LV_duquesne-incline_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Historic LandmarkThe Duquesne Incline - 1877Built by Samuel Diescher, Engineer for Kirk Bigham & AssociatesPittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5L1_winter-encampment_Wayne-PA.html
The countryside was stripped of trees. All available wood went to build and heat the city of huts that crowded this ridge.
When the Continental Army wintered here, every acre was heavily used - for entrenchments, stock pens, an artillery park, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5KQ_pennsylvania-turnpike_Bedford-PA.html
This is one of the original service plazas for the nation's first long-distance superhighway. On October 1, 1940, the Turnpike opened, stretching 160 miles from Irwin to Carlisle. The Turnpike Commission had been created in 1937; construction util…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5IF_west-view-memorial_West-View-PA.html
This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity, won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5HG_pittsburgh-glass-works_Pittsburgh-PA.html
First glass factory in Pittsburgh was established on this site by James O'Hara and Isaac Craig in 1797. It manufactured bottles and window glass until the 1880s. A precursor of Pittsburgh's rise as the nation's largest glass producer.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5H8_psfs-building_Philadelphia-PA.html
The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Building is regarded as the first International Style skyscraper built in the U.S. Completed in 1932, it was a radical departure from traditional bank architecture, exploiting the latest technological and struc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5H7_reading-terminal-and-market_Philadelphia-PA.html
The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad's Terminal Station served passengers from 1893-1984. The train shed, masterpiece of Joseph H. Wilson, is an engineering feat reflecting the era when railroads vied for impressive terminals, both functional and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5GN_abbottstown-street-broadway_Hanover-PA.html
A Glimpse of Hanover's PastThe chaotic fighting at the Center Square quickly spilled over onto several side streets, alleys, and fields. At the first sign of trouble, Major John Hammond led an organized withdrawal of the 5th New York Cavalry Regim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5GK_fisher-place_Hanover-PA.html
Donated to the Borough of Hanover in remembrance of the families of Michael, Michael Adam and Roderick Fisher. Also in loving memory of my husband John Sneddon, Jr., M.D. who began his medical practice here.Jane Fisher Sneddon and Children1993