Toll House
Inscription
Site of toll house of the Stoyestown-Greensburg Turnpike Road Co. The turnpike, a section of the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh road, was completed in 1819 at a cost of about $6,000 a mile. State took over the turnpike in 1911.
Location
Address635 E. Pittsburgh St.
CityGreensburg
CountyWestmoreland
StatePennsylvania
Coordinates40.300000, -79.530000
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