Highland Park in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Alexander Negley Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 24, 2025
1. Alexander Negley Memorial
(Front):
Alexander Negley
Born in Germany 1734, of Swiss ancestry, came to Eastern Pennsylvania 1739, served in the War of the Revolution, settled on site of Highland Park 1778, died Nov. 3, 1809, and his wife
Mary Ann Burkstresser
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1741, died June 17, 1829,
Both interred here.
(Rear):
Sacred to the memory of those noble Christian pioneers who moulded the character of this community in its struggling and formative period. This monument marks the center of a burial ground located on the former homestead of Alexander Negley where are interred about fifty early settlers of the East Liberty Valley.
Erected 1912 by Sarah Jane Negley Mellon.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 20, 1741.
Location. 40° 28.93′ N, 79° 55.039′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Highland Park. It is on Reservoir Drive 0.7 miles north of North Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Monument is located 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 and memorial is in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 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. Alexander Negley Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 24, 2025
3. Alexander Negley Memorial
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 24, 2025
4. Alexander Negley Memorial
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 155 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
