Oakland in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pittsburgh Blues War of 1812 Memorial Sundial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. Pittsburgh Blues War of 1812 Memorial Sundial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the Pittsburgh Blues
War of 1812

Re-erected on the campus of University of Pittsburgh and re-dedicated to the Stephen Foster Memorial

Erected 1941.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War of 1812.

Location. 40° 26.618′ N, 79° 57.166′ W. Memorial is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Oakland. It is on Forbes Avenue east of Bigelow Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is located west of the front entrance to the Stephen Foster Memorial building. Forbes Avenue is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4051 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15213, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: The Newton Apple Tree (here, next to this marker); Stephen C. Foster Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cathedral of Learning (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Diplodocus carnegii (about 400 feet away); Victor Herbert (about 400 feet away); Andrew Carnegie (about 500 feet away); University of Pittsburgh (about 600 feet away); V.F.W. (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Regarding Pittsburgh Blues War of 1812 Memorial Sundial.

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Commanded by James Butler, the Pittsburgh Blues was a company of sixty volunteers that fought in the War of 1812. The company had two killed and five wounded.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. Pittsburgh Blues War of 1812 Memorial Sundial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.