Leetsdale in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In Memory of Daniel Leet
Soldier and Patriot 1748-1830
Photographed by Reagan Fowler
1. In Memory of Daniel Leet Marker
Inscription.
In Memory of Daniel Leet. Soldier and Patriot 1748-1830. Commissioned surveyor 1769 by William and Mary College. Personal friend and assistant to George Washington, who commissioned him major in the Revolutionary Army. Quartermaster, Paymaster, and Brigade-Major in the Virginia Line. Staff Officer and member of the Commander-In-Chiefs official army family with Washington and Trenton at the the capitals of the Hessians and at Valley Forge. One of the first justices of the Washington County courts. In 1782 in command under Colonial Crawford in the Sandusky Expedition against the Indians mentioned for gallantry June fourth and fifth. The borough of Leetsdale is a small part of the extensive tract of land owned by Daniel Leet. Erected by the Pittsburgh chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. Te Deum Laudamus
Commissioned surveyor 1769 by William and Mary College. Personal friend and assistant to George Washington, who commissioned him major in the Revolutionary Army. Quartermaster, Paymaster, and Brigade-Major in the Virginia Line. Staff Officer and member of the Commander-In-Chiefs official army family with Washington and Trenton at the the capitals of the Hessians and at Valley Forge. One of the first justices of the Washington County courts. In 1782 in command under Colonial Crawford in the Sandusky Expedition against the Indians mentioned for gallantry June fourth and fifth. The borough of Leetsdale is a small part of the extensive tract of land owned by Daniel Leet. Erected by the Pittsburgh chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1981. Te Deum Laudamus
Erected 1981 by Pittsburgh Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
Location. 40° 33.968′ N, 80° 12.565′ W. Marker is in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 136 Broad St, Leetsdale PA 15056, 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 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by Reagan Fowler of Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:1. submitted on November 30, 2023, by Reagan Fowler of Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on May 25, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
