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

Henry Allshouse Memorial

 
 
Henry Allshouse Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
1. Henry Allshouse Memorial
Marker has been vandalized.
Inscription.
Near this spot in 1836 was laid
Henry Allshouse
Revolutionary soldier & member of Penna Assembly for 20 years
Also his son Isaac.
This stone erected in 1945 by
E. E. Allshouse
Great grandson of Henry
Grandson of Isaac and son of Henry II

 
Erected 1945 by E. E. Allshouse.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesGovernment & PoliticsWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
 
Location. 40° 19.855′ N, 79° 36.588′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It is on New Jersey Way east of Frothingham Avenue, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on a public lot maintained by the city. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 New Jersey Way, Jeannette PA 15644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Laurel Highlands and in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally,
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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 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: "The Flame of Freedom" (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Saint Gobain Employees World War II Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bushy Run (approx. 1½ miles away); Jeannette District War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pathways for Commerce and Conquest: (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Pathways for Commerce and Conquest: (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Pathways for Commerce and Conquest: (approx. 1.7 miles away); Pathways For Commerce and Conquest: (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jeannette.
 
Henry Allshouse Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 9, 2025
2. Henry Allshouse Memorial
The text of the marker faces away from the street and towards the modern fencing.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 23, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
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