New Brighton in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Underground Railroad

Dr. David Stanton

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Underground Railroad Marker

Inscription. Dr. David Stanton, son-in-law of Robert Townsend. A Quaker and an abolitionist. Secretly took care of the sick fugitives' needs. He was a surgeon in the Civil War and later the PA auditor general. His cousin, Edwin Stanton, was Sec. of War under Lincoln.

Erected by New Brighton Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Science & Medicine.

Location. 40° 43.821′ N, 80° 18.59′ W. Marker is in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 65) and 13th Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Brighton PA 15066, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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: White Cottage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Christ Episcopal Church (about 300 feet away); First Presbyterian Church of New Brighton (about 500 feet away); Childhood Home of Edward Dempster Merrick (about 500 feet away); This Tablet Marks the Site of (about 800 feet away); Merrick Art Gallery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Irish-Townsend House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Wayman Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brighton.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Underground Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on September 19, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.