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Lower Providence Township near Eagleville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Ira Allen

(1751 - 1814)

 
 
Ira Allen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
1. Ira Allen Marker
Inscription. Noted for a major role in establishing and defending an independent Vermont in 1777, he was a frontier entrepreneur, an officer of the Green Mountain Boys and in the 1775 American Revolution northern campaign. Allen was an author and principal founding father of the University of Vermont. He died on January 15, 1814, was buried in the “Free Quaker” graveyard in Philadelphia, later removed to a site nearby.
 
Erected by The Ira Allen Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesChurches & ReligionEducationWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1785.
 
Location. 40° 7.344′ N, 75° 26.121′ W. Marker is near Eagleville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Providence Township. Marker is on Audubon Road, 0.1 miles east of Pawlings Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at the Audubon Recreation Fields. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2779 Audubon Rd, Norristown PA 19403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Soldiers of Washington's Army (a few steps from this marker); Mill Grove
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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Timothy Matlack (approx. ¼ mile away); William White (approx. 1.2 miles away); Loyal Patriots of Valley Forge (approx. 1.2 miles away); National Patriots Bell Tower (approx. 1.2 miles away); Patriots of African Descent (approx. 1.3 miles away); Waterman's Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Ira Allen. (Submitted on October 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Ira Allen at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Ira Allen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
2. Ira Allen Marker
Looking east along Audobon Road
Location of Ira Allen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009
3. Location of Ira Allen Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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