South Fayette Township near McDonald in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Elizabeth Gilmore

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 6, 2025

1. Elizabeth Gilmore Marker

Inscription.
In memory of
Elizabeth Gilmore
who came to this country from the North of Ireland in the fall of 1777
A nurse in Washington's Army at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78
A soldier of the American Revolution from Northumberland County in the company called "Rangers on the Frontier" as recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives.
Elizabeth Gilmore and John Berry, a Continental Soldier were married in 1780 and together they continued in the army until the close of the War of Independence.
Elizabeth Gilmore Berry
died August 21, 1824

Erected 1932 by Pennsylvania Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1780.

Location. 40° 22.426′ N, 80° 12.595′ W. Marker is near McDonald, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in South Fayette Township. It can be reached from Sunset Lane north of Cecil-Sturgeon Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on the west side of Robinson's Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 Sunset Lane, Mc Donald PA 15057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Soldier's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Sturgeon Honor Roll (approx. 0.7 miles away); Noblestown Honor Roll (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wilson Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tillinghast Machine Shop / McCarty Lumber Yard (approx. 1.4 miles away); McDonald's Railroad Freight Station / A View of South McDonald Street (approx. 1.4 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.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, June 6, 2025

2. Elizabeth Gilmore Marker

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 298 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2025, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.