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Society Hill in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

General John Steele

 
 
General John Steele Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
1. General John Steele Marker
Inscription.
Revolutionary Soldier
General John Steele
1758 - 1827

 
Erected by Thomas Leiper Chapter, D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 39° 56.6′ N, 75° 8.95′ W. Memorial is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Society Hill. It can be reached from Pine Street east of South 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 412 Pine St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Here in this historic graveyard… (here, next to this marker); Lt Thomas Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Nathan Boys (here, next to this marker); Stephen Dutilh (1751 - 1810) (here, next to this marker); In 1764… (a few steps from this marker); Pvt Christopher Martin (a few steps from this marker); Beginning in 1764… (a few steps from this marker); During the 1775-1778 Revolutionary War… (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
 
General John Steele Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
2. General John Steele Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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