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Daniel William Cooper

September 2 1830 · December 11 1920

— An Apostle of Jesus Christ —

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
1. Daniel William Cooper Monument
Inscription.
A.B. Miami University
Oxford Ohio 1857
Western Theological Seminary
of the Presbyterian Church 1859
Ordained 1859
D.D. Miami University 1914

A founder of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity
at Miami University
Oxford Ohio
June the Twenty Eighth
Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Five
Erected by the Fraternity 1923

 
Erected 1923 by Sigma Chi Fraternity.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesEducationFraternal or Sororal OrganizationsReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
 
Location. 40° 28.259′ N, 79° 57.15′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Central Lawrenceville. It can be reached from Winesap Drive. Monument is in Section 16 of Allegheny Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4734 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, 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 walking distance of this marker: William McGregor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Calbraith Perry Rodgers (about 400 feet away); Allegheny Arsenal Explosion (about 600 feet away); Northern Red Oak (about 700 feet
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away); The Honorable Thomas Marshall Howe (about 700 feet away); Gen. James Scott Negley (about 700 feet away); St. Mary's Church 1873-74 (about 800 feet away); Rev. Daniel J. Maladey (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.
 
Also see . . .  Daniel William Cooper in Our Founders (Sigma Chi). (Submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Daniel William Cooper Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
2. Daniel William Cooper Monument
Daniel William Cooper Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
3. Daniel William Cooper Monument
Daniel William Cooper Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
4. Daniel William Cooper Monument
Daniel William Cooper Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023
5. Daniel William Cooper Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 463 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 3, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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