Markers
This post is part of our November/December 2025 issue’s Did ‘ja Know column that highlights 9 of the markers and tasks readers with matching the description with the marker subjects.
For more a site where you can search for makers based on area or keyword, see https://share.phmc.pa.gov/markers/
A description of the maker program is here: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-preservation/pa-historical-marker-program.
The calendar for dedication of new markers is here: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/phmc/historic-preservation/pa-historical-marker-program/dedication-calendar
These are the 45 new historical markers that were recently approved by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Each marker is usually tied to a local group or people who advocated for it.
Allegheny
Charles E. “Commando” Kelly
George B. Vashon (1824-1878)
Olive Thomas (1894-1920)
Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Roberto Clemente (1932-1972)
St. Benedict the Moor Church
The Fraternal Order of Police
Armstrong
Peter Attie Besharo (1912-1960)
Bucks
Integration of Levittown
Chester
Chemical Copper Company’s Electrolytic Copper Refinery
Diamond Rock Schoolhouse
Cumberland
Mt. Tabor AME Zion and Cemetery
Delaware
Sarah Stilwell Weber (1878-1938)
Erie
Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930-2020)
Franklin
Underground Railroad Activity in Africa / Brownsville
Huntingdon
David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916)
Indiana
McCrory and Murphy 5 & 10 Cent Stores
Lancaster
Marie Ferree (1653-1716)
Luzerne
Howells Mining Drill Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon
Monroe
The Lynching of Richard Puryear
Montgomery
6502 Microprocessor
Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938)
Minerva Parker Nicols (1862-1949)
Peter Wentz Farmstead
Northampton
The Crayola Crayon
Philadelphia
Schenck v. United States
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Black Bottom
Carpenters’ Hall
Edith “The Kid” Houghton (1912-2013)
Ethel Hedgemon Lyle (1887-1950)
Florence Kelley (1858-1932)
Green’s Ladies Golf Club
Raymond Pace Alexander (1897-1974)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Kensington Riots of 1844
Moses Williams (1776-1830)
Philadelphia Hostel
The Underground Railroad at Belmont Mansion
Schuylkill
Ida Porter Boyer (1859-1952)
Union
Buggy Town
Washington
1786 Whiskey Riot
Wayne
Joel Hill Sawmill
York
Conewago Canal