South Park Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alexander Negley

1739 - 1809

— In Memory of —

Alexander Negley Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

1. Alexander Negley Marker

Inscription.

Patriot, Indian Fighter,
Soldier of Revolutionary War.
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First white man to settle in
what became East Liberty
and later the East End
of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Erected by the People of Allegheny County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 40° 19.185′ N, 80° 0.473′ W. Marker is in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Corrigan Drive and Stone Manse Drive, on the right when traveling north on Corrigan Drive. Marker is on the east column pair bounding the Corrigan Drive traffic circle in South Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2308 Corrigan Dr, Bethel Park PA 15102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 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: Honorable William Flinn (here, next to this marker); Allegheny Arsenal Explosion (a few steps from this marker); First Shot of the Whiskey Insurrection (a few steps from this marker); One Hundred and Third Field Signal Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to Joyce Kilmer

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(within shouting distance of this marker); 28th Division Field Hospital and Ambulance Company Personnel (within shouting distance of this marker); Troop H, 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Park Township.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2023

2. Alexander Negley Marker

On the left column

Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.