South Fayette Township near McDonald in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Soldier's Monument
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 6, 2025
1. The Soldier's Monument
Erected 1907 by Lieut. S. M. Adams Post 330★G.A.R. and patriotic friends.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
Location. 40° 22.404′ N, 80° 12.642′ W. Monument is near McDonald, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in South Fayette Township. It is on Sunset Lane north of Cecil-Sturgeon Road, on the left when traveling north. Memorial is located on the west side of Robinson's Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 505 Sunset Ln, Mc Donald PA 15057, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elizabeth Gilmore (within shouting distance of this marker); Sturgeon Honor Roll (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wilson Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tillinghast Machine Shop / McCarty Lumber Yard (approx. 1.3 miles away); Noblestown Honor Roll (approx. 1.3 miles away); McDonald's Railroad Freight Station / A View of South McDonald Street (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jay Livingston (approx. 1.4 miles away); McDonald's West Bound Passenger Train Station / McDonald's East Bound Passenger Train Station (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McDonald.
Regarding The Soldier's Monument. The monument was erected on the spot where Company D, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers, "Bucktail Brigade", was organized on August 22, 1862. It is constructed of Vermont granite and dedicated to the memory of the 52 Civil War soldiers who are buried in the cemetery.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 6, 2025
2. The Soldier's Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.
