Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission approves nine new historical markers to celebrate the Commonwealth's history

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) voted to add nine new historical markers to be placed in five counties across the Commonwealth.

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These markers - which commemorate significant people, places, events, and innovations - are joining the more than 2,500 existing markers that tell the story of Pennsylvania’s rich and diverse history.The new markers span over 400 years of Pennsylvania history - from early Native American history, the Martinsburg Indian School in Blair County, and the peacemaking efforts of Lenape Chief Tamanend in Philadelphia to the financial backbone of the Revolution with John Ross in Delaware County and the birth of the United States Army in Philadelphia. These markers reflect the depth and breadth of the Commonwealth’s heritage. Other notable subjects include a multi-component Native American site, the polit