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Near West Finley in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Revolutionary War Soldiers

are buried in this Cemetery

 
 
Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
1. Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker
Inscription.
Farley, Andrew 1749-1814
Richmond, John 1736-1841
Wharton, Robert 1750-1823

 
Erected 2021 by The George Washington Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Washington, PA.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list.
 
Location. 39° 57.718′ N, 80° 30.822′ W. Memorial is near West Finley, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Majorsville Road (County Route 3043) 0.2 miles Day Road (County Route 3001) when traveling west. Marker is located in Salem Methodist Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 99 Majorsville Road, West Finley PA 15377, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Sarah Jane Price Ackley (approx. 3½ miles away); McCreary Cemetery (approx. 5 miles away in West Virginia); A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. 5.1 miles away); Ryerson's Blockhouse (approx. 5.4 miles away); Richhill Township Veterans Honor Roll Memorial
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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Fort Beeler (approx. 6.7 miles away in West Virginia); Graysville, PA. (approx. 7 miles away); The Church - "New Brick" (approx. 7 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. West Virginia / Pennsylvania (was approx. 5.8 miles away in West Virginia but has been confirmed missing).
 
Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker
Soldier graves are located up the hill at the far end of the cemetery.
Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>Andrew Farley image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
3. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
Andrew Farley
Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>John Richmond image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
4. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
John Richmond
Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>Robert Wharton image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
5. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
Robert Wharton
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 6, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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