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

Negley Memorial

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 24, 2025

1. Negley Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Unknown Artist
Negley Memorial
Granite
1912

A German immigrant and Revolutionary War soldier, Alexander Negley chose a site along the Allegheny River to make his farm. His son, Jacob, expanded the property to more than 1500 acres, making up most of what is now Highland Park. The descendants of these pioneering farmers, through Jacob's daughter Sarah, would include Pittsburgh's influential Mellon family. The Negley farmhouse, built just after Jacob's death, can still be visited in the southeast section of the park.

Erected by The City of Pittsburgh.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Immigration • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 40° 28.93′ N, 79° 55.039′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Highland Park. It can be reached from Reservoir Drive 0.7 miles north of North Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the base of the Negley Monument on Memorial Trail in Highland Park. Reservoir Drive is a one-way street that circles the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Reservoir Drive, Pittsburgh PA 15206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alexander Negley Memorial (here, next to this marker); Flora (approx. 0.2 miles away); Highland Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); D.A.R. Memorial Plaque (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mrs. Nathaniel B. Hogg (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Highland Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry Heth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Billy Eckstine (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 24, 2025

2. Negley Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.