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

Alexander Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 1, 2017

1. Alexander Cemetery Marker

Inscription. On July 1, 1784 Revolutionary War Soldier James Alexander (1726-1791) received a warrant for this ground. In 1809 his son William Brown Alexander (1782-1862) settled here, and the area became known as Alexander's Fording. His will, dated April 25, 1851, bequeathed section 8 as a public burial ground.

Erected 2004 by Clearfield County Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 25, 1851.

Location. 40° 49.979′ N, 78° 25.217′ W. Marker is near Madera, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County. It can be reached from Alexander Road (Local Route 557) 0.7 miles east of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 53). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madera PA 16661, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander's Fording (approx. 0.9 miles away); Miners' Strikes (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bloody Knox (approx. 4.6 miles away); Civil War Draft Resistance (approx. 4.6 miles away); William A. Nevling Tavern (approx. 5.2 miles away); The Bell Site Dig (approx. 7.6 miles away); Osceola Mills (approx. 8 miles away); Coalport (approx. 8.4 miles away).

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1. Alexander Cemetery at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. William Brown Alexander, I at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 1, 2017

2. Alexander Cemetery Marker

William B. Alexander Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 1, 2017

3. William B. Alexander Grave

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,053 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 3, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.