Swearingen Cemetery Marker

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Near Hanover Township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Swearingen Cemetery

By Mike Wintermantel, January 13, 2012

1. Swearingen Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Victims of the last Indian murder in Beaver County are buried here. Samuel Swearingen settled here in 1785 and in 1790 near this site his only daughter Mary, wife of Jacob Colvin, and her infant child were scalped and killed. They are buried here in the family plot.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Location. 40° 30.922′ N, 80° 29.964′ W. Marker is near Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. Marker can be reached from Swearingen Road 0.6 miles east of Hardin Run Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown PA 15043, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Levi Dungan Land Patent (approx. 3.4 miles away); Frankfort Mineral Springs (approx. 4 miles away); Site of the First Presbyterian Church of Beaver County Pennsylvania (approx. 4 miles away); Mill Creek (approx. 5.5 miles away); Brickyard Bend (approx. 5.6 miles away in West Virginia); New Cumberland (approx. 5.7 miles away in West Virginia); David Littell House (approx. 5.7 miles away); Old Town (approx. 6 miles away in West Virginia).

Also see . . .
1. Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. (Submitted on January 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

By Mike Wintermantel, January 13, 2012

2. Swearingen Cemetery Marker

Graves are located on top of hill behind marker.

2. Internment.net. (Submitted on January 14, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Graves at the Swearingen Cemetery Photo, Click for full size

May 1, 2002

3. Graves at the Swearingen Cemetery

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 207 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on July 19, 2012.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of graves, ground was covered with snow to get a decent shot. • Can you help?