Mt. Airy in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Four Patriots of the American Revolution

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 25, 2025

1. Four Patriots of the American Revolution Marker

Inscription. In the Fall of 1777, five American soldiers were returning from Frankford to Camp Hill in Whitemarsh, seeking rest by a spring along the side of Old York Road near the seven-mile post in Branchtown they were betrayed. Four were slain. The fifth soldier escaped. The four were buried in the Old Lehman Field on Old York Road for 149 years, when on September 8, 1926, the remains were carefully gathered and re-buried here on September 18th, with full military honors.

This grave-site was given by St. Michael's Lutehran Church.

This stone first erected on Old York Road in 1840 by Russell Smith, was removed to this site in 1926. Eight small markers from that first grave are in the foundation of this historic marker.

Reburial and this tablet were arranged and erected by the Patriotic Order Sons of America

Erected by Patriotic Order Sons of America.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 8, 1926.

Location. 40° 3.103′ N, 75° 11.104′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Mt. Airy.

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It is at the intersection of Germantown Avenue and East Phil Ellena Street, on the right when traveling north on Germantown Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6671 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19119, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Germantown Ave. Electrification (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Germantown Meetinghouse (about 600 feet away); Church of the Brethren (about 700 feet away); Battle of Germantown (approx. ¼ mile away); Barn & Carriage House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Work at Cliveden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Revolutionary War Witness Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kitchen Dependency & Wash House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Cliveden (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 25, 2025

2. Four Patriots of the American Revolution Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.