Monongahela
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Gosffo
N 40° 12.365 W 079° 56.385
17T E 590230 N 4451169
Oldest settlement in the valley.
Waymark Code: WM42D0
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2008
Views: 15
Marker Text:
Oldest settlement in the valley and transportation center since the days of Devore's Ferry, chartered 1775. Laid out in 1796 as Williamsport. A city since 1873. Here thousands of pioneers began the river journey to the West.
Marker Name: Monongahela
County: Washington
Date Dedicated: 05/28/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 136 at Chess St., in small park
Category: Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Transportation
Website: [Web Link]
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