Meadville in Crawford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Samuel Lord

1769 - 1841

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 12, 2026

1. Samuel Lord Marker

Inscription.
Meadville Pioneer
Donor of Original Campus
Associate Founder
Charter Trustee

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 38.92′ N, 80° 8.755′ W. Marker is in Meadville, Pennsylvania, in Crawford County. It is on North Main Street north of East College Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located on the campus of Allegheny College. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 486 North Main Street, Meadville PA 16335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: Brooks Walk (here, next to this marker); Allegheny College (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Allegheny College (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Allegheny College (about 700 feet away); The First Fraternal Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baldwin House (approx. ¼ mile away); This House Erected May 1797 (approx. half a mile away); Erected May 12, 1888 (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meadville.

Regarding Samuel Lord. A Meadville settler in 1793, he was a charter trustee of the College, and gave Allegheny College the five-acre site that remains at the core of the campus today; the Lord Gates, at the North Main Street entrance to Brooks Walk, bear his name.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 12, 2026

2. Samuel Lord Marker

The "Lord Gates". The marker is on the right pillar.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.