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

A Revolutionary War Soldier

is buried in this Cemetery

 
 
A Revolutionary War Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
1. A Revolutionary War Soldier Marker
Inscription.
Burns, Alexander
1739-1826

 
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. 40° 6.595′ N, 80° 30.467′ W. Memorial is in West Alexander, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It can be reached from North Liberty Road north of National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in West Alexander Cemetery on the north side of the maintenance building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 70 North Liberty Road, West Alexander PA 15376, 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,
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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: Alexander Burns/Jane Carroll Burns (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Lafayette (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Alexander Presbyterian Church Bicentennial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Oak Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Alexander.
 
A Revolutionary War Soldier Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. A Revolutionary War Soldier Marker
Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>Alexander Burns image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
3. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
Alexander Burns
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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