| 词条 | Keystone Markers | |||||||||||
| 释义 |
A system of roadside signage developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Highways just after the First World War, the iconic Keystone Markers could be found at the entrance to every Pennsylvania town, borough and city.[1] Variations of the marker could be found at highway crossings of creeks, rivers, trails, borough lines, and other points of interest.[2] OverviewThe Keystone Markers were products of the height of the “Good Roads" movement that opened highway travel to the masses.[3] The Keystone Markers were the signature project of the Department, the second oldest of its kind in the nation and predecessor to today's PennDOT.[4] The proliferation of the familiar blue-and-yellow, cast iron Keystone Markers popularized Pennsylvania's reputation as the "Keystone State".[3] While Pennsylvania once claimed thousands of Keystone Markers, approximately 600 remain.[1] The loss of the Markers prompted Preservation Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth's statewide heritage preservation advocacy organization, to include the Keystone Markers among their most endangered resources in 2011.[5] Keystone Markers associated with towns are the most common of the survivors. In each municipality where the markers were installed, at least two were put up, one on each end of town along the principal roadway.[6] If a town was at the intersection of two such roadways, there were four signs installed, two on each road.[6] Markers for towns indicated the name of the town, the reason why the town was given that name, and the date founded. Many town Keystone Markers indicated the distance to the next town in the upper part of the sign. Thus, each marker for a given town was unique.[6] VarietiesThere are three different varieties of Keystone Markers, each generally associated with a different kind of use.
Keystone Marker TrustA non-profit advocacy organization called the Keystone Marker Trust is working with PennDOT and municipalities across the Commonwealth to restore existing Keystone Markers. Grant funding has enabled patterns to be created and the first replica Keystone Markers are slated to be installed in 2012.[3] The co-founders of the trust are attorney and employee of the National Railway Historical Society Nathaniel Guest and historian Greg Prichard.[8] GalleryHistorically accurateReferences{{commons}}1. ^1 {{cite news|author=Graham, John |title=A Welcoming Sign |work=Pennsylvania Borough News |date=June 2010 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/A%20Welcoming%20Sign_June%202010.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161003/http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/A%20Welcoming%20Sign_June%202010.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-26 |df= }} 2. ^{{cite journal|author=Graham, John T |year=2010 |title=History in Cast Iron |journal=Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Magazine |issue=Second Quarter 2010 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/PA%20Parks%20and%20Rec%20Magazine.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113831/http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/PA%20Parks%20and%20Rec%20Magazine.pdf |archivedate=2014-08-26 |df= }} 3. ^1 2 {{cite news|author=Weaver, Stephanie |title=Refurbished Signs Making Their Mark in Birdsboro |work=The Reading Eagle |date=April 9, 2012 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/Birdsboro%20Reading%20Eagle%20Article.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220075226/http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/Birdsboro%20Reading%20Eagle%20Article.pdf |archivedate=February 20, 2014 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite news|author=Gustafson, Randy |title=Historic Keystone Signs get new life |work=Times Observer |date=March 17, 2012 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/Irvine%20Town%20Marker%20Article%20Randy%20Gustafson.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220082526/http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/Irvine%20Town%20Marker%20Article%20Randy%20Gustafson.pdf |archivedate=February 20, 2014 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania At-Risk |publisher=Preservation Pennsylvania 2011 |url=http://www.preservationpa.org/uploads/presfundpa/ppa-25-1.pdf}} 6. ^1 2 {{cite news|author=Graham, Jack |title=The Cast Iron Town Signs of Pennsylvania |work=Lancaster Farming |date=March 26, 2011 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/L.pdf }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 7. ^{{cite news|title=Birdsboro the only municipality to have three types of Keystone Markers |work=The Reading Eagle |date=April 9, 2012 |url=http://www.keystonemarkertrust.org/Uploads/KeyStoneUploads/PdfUpload/Birdsboro%203%20marker%20types.pdf }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 8. ^{{cite web | title = Pennsylvania Keystone Markers ...Symbols of our Past and Bright Future | work = | publisher =TREDYFFRIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST | year =2013 | url =http://tredyffrinhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Fall-13-Lecture.pdf | format =PDF | accessdate = October 2, 2013}} External links
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