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George Foulks Home

George Foulkes Home oldest in area

Captured by Indians in 1780. Escaped to help country. Outstanding character bold woodsman. Furbuyer Indian Scout and thrifty businessman. Married C. Ullery 1796. Built stone house, mills, and first brick house in area later known ...

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The White Cemetery

Founded in Cannelton by John White in late 1800's. Owner of coal and clay mines, friend of Harmonists, he was superintendent of Darlington Cannal Coal R.R. Cemetery marked by Italian marble statue depicting White's daughter.

Marker is on Cannelton Road 0.2 ...

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Thomas Sprott House

Built by Thomas Sprott in 1804 on land granted him in 1802 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Named "Sprotts Delight," it overlooked the boro of Greersburg, laid out on the lands of Sprott, Greer, and Martin.

Marker is at the intersection ...

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First Permanent Structure of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church

First permanent structure of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church. Structure built in 1808. The church and site was purchased by John McCowin in 1861 and remodeled into a home. Property purchased by Sarah E. Seanor in 1909 and still owned by ...

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Bassenheim Furnace

One of the first charcoal blast furnaces in western Pennsylvania. It was built by Baron Dettmar Basse in 1814 and out of production in 1824 - it supplied iron for pioneer industries and was one unit of a self-contained community.

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Providence Baptist Church

This is the oldest Baptist Church in Beaver County, organized November 14, 1801. Elder Henry Spear, a Baptist preacher, delivered the first sermon in the log cabin home of brother Ezekiel Jones and his wife Hannah. Twenty-one pioneer folk attended

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Camilla and Zack Hubert Homesite

Zack Hubert, a former Warren County slave, moved here with his family in 1871. The Huberts were among the first African-American landowners in central Georgia and played influential roles in the area´s African-American community. They named their homesite Springfield. Zack ...

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Patterson Heights

(Keystone Marker)

Darlington- 8

Patterson Heights

Named For

James Patterson

Early Settler

Founded

1895

Marker is at the intersection of Darlington Road and 8th Street, on the right when traveling north on Darlington Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Warrendale

(Keystone Marker)

Wexford - 4

Warrendale

Named For

Warren Family

Formerly "Brush Creek"

Founded

1907

Marker is at the intersection of Northgate Road and Mt. Pleasant Road, on the right when traveling north on Northgate Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Friedensstadt

This stone marks the site of the former Moravian Indian village of Languntoutenunk, or Friedensstadt, or city of Peace. Settled by the Moravian Indians in the spring of 1778. The majority of the members of this Mission had formerly belonged ...

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