Claysville in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Robert Barr
Born Ireland 1755 [Died] 1857 Aged 101
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2021
1. Robert Barr Marker
Served in Battle of Lundy's Lane
War of 1812
Barr helped to rescue a woman and her
child from the Indians, bringing them
to a blockhouse west of Claysville, Pa.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
Location. 40° 7.017′ N, 80° 24.942′ W. Memorial is in Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It can be reached from Main Street. Marker is in Purviance Cemetery, located behind Claysville United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1279 Main Street (US Route 40), Claysville PA 15323, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pittsburgh. 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: Revolutionary War Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Montgomery House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Central Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claysville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Claysville Historical Mural (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2021
2. Robert Barr Grave Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 18, 2021
3. Robert Barr Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
