Clearfield in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Daniel Ogden

(1734-1819)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 4, 2017

1. Daniel Ogden Marker

Inscription. A Revolutionary War Lieutenant from New York State, Daniel Ogden came to the Indian village of Chinklacamoose and its clear fields in 1797. He made friends with the Indians who helped him build a house near where Ogden Avenue now intersects Second Street. Daniel and his wife H. Eleanor Schoutien were the parents of nine children. Their descendants live in Clearfield and throughout the United States. Historian Thomas Lincoln Wall wrote: "Daniel Ogden was far and away the most valuable one to come to the county prior to 1800." Daniel Ogden is recognized as the first white settler in Clearfield.

Erected 2002 by Descendants of Daniel Ogden.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 41° 0.977′ N, 78° 26.343′ W. Marker is in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It is at the intersection of Ogden Avenue and South Second Street (Pennsylvania Route 153), on the right when traveling west on Ogden Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clearfield PA 16830, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Francis Church Building 100th Anniversary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Senator William I. Betts

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Kurtz Field (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Murray House (approx. ¼ mile away); Clearfield County's First Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away); The "Public Spirit" (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clearfield.

Also see . . . Daniel Ogden, Jr. at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on August 5, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 4, 2017

2. Daniel Ogden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,703 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.