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

Ankeny Square

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

1. Ankeny Square Marker

Inscription.
Set aside for burial ground and place of worship on the original plat of Milfordstown by Ulrich Bruner, 1787, and by Peter Ankeny in 1789 when he laid out the south side of the settlement renamed Somerset in 1795.

Erected 1954 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 40° 0.448′ N, 79° 4.92′ W. Marker is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on West Patriot Street (Pennsylvania Route 281) east of South Rosina Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 245 West Patriot Street, Somerset PA 15501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern

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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: Revolutionary Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgewood Aerie 1801 F.O.E. World War II Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Bible (about 600 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Valentine Hay House (about 600 feet away); Adam Schneider (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. Warren Jacobs (approx. 0.2 miles away); I.O.O.F. (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.

Ankeny Square Marker on Entrance Column image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

2. Ankeny Square Marker on Entrance Column

Ankeny Square Cemetery and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

3. Ankeny Square Cemetery and Markers

Ankeny Square Burials 1804-1915 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

4. Ankeny Square Burials 1804-1915 Marker

Peter and Rosina Ankeny Family Plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 25, 2009

5. Peter and Rosina Ankeny Family Plot

About 50 feet SW of entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,749 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 8, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.