Hopwood in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Hopwood and the Founding Fathers' Cemeteries of All Wars

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

1. The Hopwood and the Founding Fathers' Cemeteries of All Wars Marker

Inscription.
Within these cemeteries lie the hallowed remains of veterans from all American wars.

Revolutionary War • War of 1812 • Mexican War • Civil War • Spanish American • World War I • World War II • Korea • Vietnam

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 39° 52.635′ N, 79° 41.817′ W. Memorial is in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Finley Street 0.2 miles east of National Pike (Business U.S. 40), on the right when traveling east. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery at the end of Finley Street, a dead end street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Finley Street, Hopwood PA 15445, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopwood Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Hopwood-Miller Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); National Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas L. Frankhouser (approx. 0.4 miles away); Post 1669 Catholic War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Scott Patrick Brownfield (approx. one mile away); Fayette County Vietnam Memorial (approx. one mile away); Gold Star Dogwood Tree (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopwood.

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Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

2. The Hopwood and the Founding Fathers' Cemeteries of All Wars Marker

Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier<br>John Hopwood 1745-1802 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

3. Grave of Revolutionary War Soldier
John Hopwood 1745-1802

Rev. Aide to George Washington
Village Founder Nov. 8, 1791
Bicentennial 1991

Grave of Civil War Soldier<br>Hamilton Rankin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

4. Grave of Civil War Soldier
Hamilton Rankin

2nd PA, Heavy Artillery, Battery K

Grave of World War I Soldier<br>Wilbert Ogle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

5. Grave of World War I Soldier
Wilbert Ogle

Grave of Clarence Cramer, Jr. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 27, 2023

6. Grave of Clarence Cramer, Jr.

Veteran of World War II and the Korean War

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 523 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 27, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 29, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.