Nebo in Greene County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Memory of Sarah Jane Price Ackley
1762 - 1851
By Craig Doda, February 14, 2020
1. Sarah Jane Price Ackley Marker
Widow of the revolutionary soldiers John Parker and later Daniel Ackley In 1818 she made the long journey with her family of several children and her household goods from Wilkesbarre to this site, crossing mountains and fording rivers over almost impassable roads and through unbroken forest.
Near this site the original Ackley home was built and the original Ackley settlement was made. She lived here till her death in 1851. here she reared her family; many of her decedents remain in this region even to this day; others have spread throughout wider areas.
Wherever they may be, all turn to this place as a shrine dedicated to a heroic woman. History knows no finer characters than these pioneer mothers.
Her descendants gathered here in 1940 to dedicate this tablet to her sacred memory.
A great pioneer mother
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Women.
Location. 39° 58.095′ N, 80° 26.836′ W. Marker is in Nebo, Pennsylvania, in Greene County. Marker
By Craig Doda, February 14, 2020
2. Sarah Jane Price Ackley Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ryerson's Blockhouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Richhill Township Veterans Honor Roll Memorial (approx. 3.9 miles away); Graysville, PA. (approx. 4 miles away); The Church - "New Brick" (approx. 4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away); Fort Beeler (approx. 9˝ miles away in West Virginia); Site of Old Lindley Fort and Stockade (approx. 10 miles away); Miller’s Blockhouse (approx. 10.1 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 48 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2020, by TeamOHE of Wauseon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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