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SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford

 
 
SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021
1. SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford Marker
Inscription. Made by John Lukens, S.G.
May - June, 1766
 
Erected by Bedford Chapter, DAR and the Pioneer Historical Society of Bedford County.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1766.
 
Location. 40° 0.972′ N, 78° 29.868′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of East John Street and East Street, on the left when traveling east on East John Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345 East John Street, Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands. 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: Saint Thomas, Apostle (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieut. Col. Levin Powell (approx. 0.2 miles away); NE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 0.2 miles away); Presbyterian Burial Ground Patent (approx. Ό mile away); George Washington Mural (approx. Ό mile away); Fraser Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); This Tablet Erected (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles McDowell (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.
 
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SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 30, 2021
2. SE Boundary Original Survey of Bedford Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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