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Donegal Township in West Alexander 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.
Humphrey, Robert • 1751-1834
Mitchell, Nathaniel • 1744(49) - 1839
Pattison, John • unknown-1825
Porter, John • 1756-1822
Porter, William • 1758-1818

 
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° 6.434′ N, 80° 30.506′ W. Memorial is in West Alexander, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Donegal Township. It is on North Liberty Road 0.1 miles south of National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Old West Alexander Cemetery on the north side of the Donegal Township Municipal Offices building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 38 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, 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 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Lafayette (approx.
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0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.2 miles away); A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Alexander Presbyterian Church Bicentennial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Oak Tree (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Alexander.
 
Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. Revolutionary War Soldiers Marker
Marker is located at the far left.
Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>Col. Robert F. Humphrey image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
3. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
Col. Robert F. Humphrey
1751-1834
Founder of West Alexander

Donated by Armah H. Zajac
1978
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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