Leechburg in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Leechburg Cemetery
May 27, 2024
1. The Leechburg Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
The Leechburg Cemetery. . Est. 1864 on land obtained from John Klingensmith and Addison Leech during the Rural Cemetery Movement. The original town cemetery, located on 2nd Street from Center Ave. to Siberian Ave. was brought to this location. The John A. Hunter Post No.123 of the G.A.R. was established to receive veterans of the Civil War. There are 47 Union and 2 Confederate soldiers at this place. Veterans of The War of 18 12, world war one, world war two, and the Korean War are also laid to rest here. The 5-acre site is the final resting place of many pioneering families of Leechburg. Town founder David Leech and early tin-plate manufacturer William Rogers, the first man to use natural gas in the manufacture of iron are among them. Final burial occurred in 1996.
Est. 1864 on land obtained from John Klingensmith & Addison Leech during the Rural Cemetery Movement. The original town cemetery, located on 2nd Street from Center Ave.
to Siberian Ave. was brought to this location. The John A. Hunter Post No.123 of the G.A.R. was established to receive veterans of the Civil War. There are 47 Union and 2 Confederate soldiers at this place. Veterans of The War of 1812, WWI, WWII, and the Korean War are also laid to rest here.
The 5-acre site is the final resting place of many pioneering families of Leechburg. Town founder David Leech and early tin-plate manufacturer William Rogers, the first man to use natural gas in the manufacture of iron are among them. Final burial occurred in 1996.
Erected 2024 by Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 40° 37.884′ N, 79° 36.437′ W. Marker is in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County. It is on Pennsylvania 66 (Pennsylvania Route 66). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 312 PA-66, Leechburg PA 15656, 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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