Edward Abbey Historical Marker in Indiana County

Over the past 11 years we've been following the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Trail all through our great state and documenting them here on the blog. Millions of people walk or drive by these markers every year and never give them a second thought. They're a great source of historic information and we're trying to bring some much needed attention to them.

While following the trail through Indiana County in Pennsylvania, we stumbled upon the Edward Abbey historical marker. Here's the information on it.

Edward Abbey

Author and defender of wilderness, most famous for his two books Desert Solitaire and The Monkey Wrench Gang. Born in Indiana, PA. in 1927, Abbey grew up in and around the village of Home. Although he moved to the Western U.S. in 1948, books such as Appalachian Wilderness, The Journey Home, and The Fool's Progress describe his native county where he learned to love nature. Abbey died in Tucson, Arizona in 1989. 

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

You'll find the historical marker located on Buffalo-Pittsburgh Highway near Home, Pennsylvania. It's south of Washington Church Road on the right when traveling north. You can pull off to the side of the road to photograph it for your waymarking records. 

Check out all of the Pennsylvania Historical Markers that we've been documenting over the past 12 years right here on the PA Travel Blog.