Central Downtown Historic District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Commemoration
In commemoration of the grant of this land for the Presbyterian Church and for Trinity Church by the heirs of William Penn in 1787, and in honor of the officers of the Colonial and Revolutionary Armies who after assisting in the achievement of American Independence were associated with the early history of Pittsburgh many of whom were buried in this enclosure.
Captain William Anderson Commodore Joshua Barney Colonel Stephen Bayard Captain John Brandon Surgeon Felix Brunot Captain Edward Butler Captain Percival Butler General Richard Butler Colonel Thomas Butler General William Butler Chaplain H.H. Brackenridge Major Isaac Craig Captain Samuel Dawson Captain Ebenezer Denny General Alexander Fowler Colonel George Gibson
Colonel John Gibson Captain John Guthrie Captain Henry Heth Captain Michael Hufnagle Sergeant Major John Hull Captain Thomas Hutchins Captain Nathaniel Irish Captain John Irwin Colonel James Johnston Major Abraham Kirkpatrick Major Joel Lewis Colonel Stephen Lowrey Captain George McCully Colonel Aeneas Mackay Colonel George Morgan Surgeon John Morgan Colonel James Morrison
General John Neville Lt. Colonel Presley Neville Qm. General James O'Hara Major John Ormsbt Lieutenant Gabriel Peterson Ass't. Qm. Samuel
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Erected 1915 by The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.
Location. 40° 26.468′ N, 79° 59.949′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Central Downtown Historic District. It is on Oliver Avenue just east of Wood Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 328 Oliver Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oliver Avenue (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Nathaniel Bedford (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church Burying Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Duquesne Club
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 586 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
