Westmoreland County - Greensburg PA
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Historical marker for Westmoreland County in Greensburg, PA
Waymark Code: WM585R
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/26/2008
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Marker Text: Formed on Feb 26, 1773 from Bedford County, it once comprised most of southwest Pennsylvania. First seat of English justice west of Alleghenies. Site of 1775 "Hanna's Town Resolves." Greensburg, county seat, was incorporated 1799.
Marker Name: Westmoreland County
County: Westmoreland
Date Dedicated: 11/25/1981
Marker Type: City
Location: NE corner, Courthouse Square, Main & Otterman Sts., Greensburg
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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