The famous Haines Shoe House in Hellam Twp., York County, has been approved to receive a Pennsylvania Historical Marker.
The house, now a Vrbo rental, is included in 36 new markers that were selected from 91 applications, said the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. There are more than 2,500 of the blue signs with gold lettering in Pennsylvania.
“Since 1946 PHMC’s Historical Markers have chronicled the people, places and events that have affected the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries.
The signs feature subjects such as Native Americans and early settlers, government and politics, athletes, entertainers, artists, struggles for freedom and equality, factories and businesses, and a multitude of other noteworthy topics,” the commission said.
The Haines Shoe House was built in 1948 by the “Shoe Wizard,” Mahlon N. Haines to advertise his business.
“The building is an exceptional example of programmatic architecture and was designed by York architect Frederick Rempp,” the commission said.
Also included in the new markers will be those for Allentown State Hospital in Lehigh County; photojournalist Charles “Teenie” Harris in Pittsburgh; Piper Aircraft in Lock Haven, Clinton County; Gov. Dick Thornburgh, who was governor during the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979, in Rosslyn Farms Borough, Allegheny County; and the first all-minority lineup in MLB history in 1971 when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
Here are all 36 that have been approved:
Allan P. Jaffe (1935–1987), Pottsville, Schuylkill County
Allentown State Hospital (1912–2010), Allentown, Lehigh County
Battle of Edge Hill, Abington Township, Montgomery County
Bob Babbitt (1937–2012), Pittsburgh. Allegheny County
Caroline Burnhman Kilgore (1838–1909), Springfield Township, Delaware County
Charles “Teenie” Harris (1908–1998), Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810), Philadelphia
Dr. Chevalier Jackson (1865–1958), Schwenksville Borough, Montgomery County
Edward Lee Morgan (1938–1972), Philadelphia
Edward Piszek (1916–2004), Springfield Township, Montgomery County
First All-Minority Lineup in Major League Baseball, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County
Ford Station Underground Railroad, Erie, Erie County
Frances Tipton Hunter (1896–1957), Williamsport, Lycoming County
Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651–1720), Philadelphia
Haines Shoe House, Hellam Township, York County
Hakim’s Bookstore, Philadelphia
Highlands, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County
Hillary Koprowski, M.D. (1916–2013), Philadelphia
John G. Johnson (1841–1917), Philadelphia
Keith Allen Haring (1958–1990), Kutztown, Berks County
Lewis Robert “Hack” Wilson (1900–1948), Ellwood City, Lawrence
Local 8, Industrial Workers of the World, Philadelphia
Major Andrew Gardner Happer (1839–1915), Washington, Washington County
Marshalls Creek Explosion, Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe
Mount Pleasant, Philadelphia
PA Logging Railroad, Heath Township, Jefferson County
Piper Aircraft, Lock Haven, Clinton County
President Pumping Engine (1872–1900), Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County
Richard L. Thornburgh (1932–2020), Rosslyn Farms Borough, Allegheny County
Rosedale Banishment, Johnstown, Cambria County
Samuel V. Merrick (1801–1870), Philadelphia
Sheep Rock Shelter Archaeological Site, Penn Township, Huntingdon County
Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, Baden Borough, Beaver County
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
The Trial of Hester Vaughn, Philadelphia
Women of Idenlea, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County
You can see descriptions of the new markers and their significance here.
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