Berlin
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This area was a center of protest during the Whiskey Rebellion. A riot occurred at the Berlin schoolhouse in June 1794. In September, according to local historians, Robert Philson raised a liberty pole at his log store on the square; he advised citizens to oppose U.S. laws. After federal troops arrived here in October, Gov. Thomas Mifflin had his headquarters in Dr. Christian Boerstler's house located on this site.
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More markers in Somerset
Adam Schneider
Somerset, PA
Laid out the north half of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795.
John Christian Frederick Heyer (1793-1873)
Friedens, PA
In 1842 Father Heyer became the first American Lutheran missionary to India, establishing schools and churches and ministering to women...
Alan Freed (1921-1965)
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Disc jockey who coined the term "Rock & Roll" in the early 1950s.
Toll House
One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill opposite.
Laurel Hill State Park
Somerset, PA
One of five Recreational Demonstration Areas created in Pa.