List of Pennsylvania state historical markers

Pennsylvania counties (clickable map)

This is a list of Pennsylvania state historical markers which were first placed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1914 and are currently overseen by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as part of its Historical Markers Program. Since the modern PHMC program began in 1946,^[1] there have been over 2,000 historical sites in all 67 Pennsylvania counties that are marked by an official Pennsylvania state historical marker.^[2]

Numbers of listings by county

The following are approximate tallies of current marker listings in Pennsylvania by county. These counts are based on entries in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's database as of November, 2014.^[3] There are yearly additions to the listings and some markers may be missing or stolen.^[2]

A historical marker placed by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission (predecessor of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission) at Trimble's Ford in 1915.

	County	# of Sites
1	Adams	44
2	Allegheny	148
3	Armstrong	11
4	Beaver	17
5	Bedford	31
6	Berks	68
7	Blair	27
8	Bradford	46
9	Bucks	79
10	Butler	15
11	Cambria	26
12	Cameron	7
13	Carbon	11
14	Centre	29
15	Chester	63
16	Clarion	7
17	Clearfield	12
18	Clinton	12
19	Columbia	8
20	Crawford	38
21	Cumberland	71
22	Dauphin	81
23	Delaware	56
24	Elk	4
25	Erie	52
26	Fayette	49
27	Forest	11
28	Franklin	70
29	Fulton	11
30	Greene	10
31	Huntingdon	23
32	Indiana	16
33	Jefferson	10
34	Juniata	5
35	Lackawanna	32
36	Lancaster	81
37	Lawrence	15
38	Lebanon	32
39	Lehigh	29
40	Luzerne	64
41	Lycoming	30
42	McKean	14
43	Mercer	19
44	Mifflin	12
45	Monroe	23
46	Montgomery	60
47	Montour	5
48	Northampton	69
49	Northumberland	33
50	Perry	15
51	Philadelphia	244
52	Pike	19
53	Potter	11
54	Schuylkill	25
55	Snyder	15
56	Somerset	31
57	Sullivan	7
58	Susquehanna	10
59	Tioga	15
60	Union	22
61	Venango	30
62	Warren	12
63	Washington	53
64	Wayne	15
65	Westmoreland	42
66	Wyoming	13
67	York	62
Total:		2,325

Approved Markers for 2014

Fred Rodgers, Latrobe
St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croation Church, Pittsburgh
Commercial Radium Production, Pittsburgh
George W. Crawford, Emlenton, Venango County
Ross Leffler School of Conservation, Brockway, Jefferson County
Bryden Horse Shoe Works, Catasauqua, Lehigh County
Byberry Hall, Philadelphia
Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
Eddie Gottlieb, Philadelphia
Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia
John Barry, Philadelphia
John J. McDermott, Philadelphia
Leopold Stokowski, Philadelphia
Muhammed's Temple of Islam #12, Philadelphia
Thomas A. Edison High School Honorable 64, Philadelphia
Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church, Philadelphia
Enos Benner, Marlborough Township, Montgomery County
Frank Cooper Craighead, South Middleton Township, Cumberland County
Humphrey Marshall, West Bradford Township, Chester County
Sheppton Mine Disaster and Rescue, Sheppton, Schuylkill County
Stuart Tank, Berwick, Columbia County

Approved Markers for 2015

American Institute of Mining Engineers - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County
Anthony Benezet - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
The Dennis Farm - Brooklyn Twp., Susquehanna County
Devon Horse Show - Devon, Chester County
Don't Give Up the Ship Battle Flag - Erie, Erie County
Dr. Constantine Hering - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Eddie Adams - New Kensington, Westmoreland County
Ethel Waters - Chester, Delaware County
Maxfield Parrish - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Medical Library Association - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Mildred Scott Olmstead - Rose Valley, Delaware County
Newport Citizens Free Captured Fugitive Slaves - Newport, Perry County
Robertson Art Tile Company - Morrisville, Bucks County
Samuel Roxy Rothafel - Forest City, Susquehanna County
Sarah Josepha Hale - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Sigma Sound Studios - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Sullivan Progress Plaza - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Tatiana Proskouriakoff - Landsdowne, Delaware County
Terminal Commerce Building - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Westinghouse Gas Wells - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
William Penn Charter School - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
York Water Company - York, York County

References

↑ "History of Pennsylvania State Historical Markers". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
1 2 "Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program". Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
↑ "PHMC Historical Markers Search" (Searchable database). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2010-07-19.

External links

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