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

Charles McDowell

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 4, 2024

1. Charles McDowell Grave Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

IN
memory of
CHARLES McDOWELL
who died Feb 20th A.D. 1843
aged 63 years 1 month & 24 days.

The deceased
was a native of Ireland whence he emigrated
to the U.S. in 1795 at the age of twenty five
years. He settled in Bedford County and
established the Bedford Gazette which as
Editor and Proprietor he conducted with
spirit & success for a period of twenty
seven years. Esteemed for his virtues
in life he died regretted by all.

Honor virtutis proemium
[Honor is the reward of virtue]

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Communications. A significant historical date for this entry is February 20, 1843.

Location. 40° 0.917′ N, 78° 30.198′ W. Marker is in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is at the intersection of Juliana Street and Butler Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Juliana Street. Grave marker is in Bedford Memorial Park, the former Presbyterian Burial Ground. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Tablet Erected (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Burial Ground Patent (within shouting distance of this marker); Russell House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lieut. Col. Levin Powell (about 600 feet away); 250th Anniversary of the Survey of the Town of Bedford by John Lukens (about 700 feet away); Korea Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Elm Tree Memorial (about 700 feet away); Bedford County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 4, 2024

2. Charles McDowell Grave Marker

Looking west toward Juliana Street

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 8, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.