Somerset in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Revolutionary Soldier
1775 • 1783
1753 - 1834
Erected by Ezra Parker Chapter DAR and Forbes Road Chapter D.A.R.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 40° 0.415′ N, 79° 4.913′ W. Memorial is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is on West Patriot Street (Pennsylvania Route 281) east of South Rosina Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Ankeny Square. West Patriot Street is a one-way street that only heads east at this location. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 245 West Patriot Street, Somerset PA 15501, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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 of this marker: Ankeny Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgewood Aerie 1801 F.O.E. World War II Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Bible (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Valentine Hay House (about 700 feet away); Adam Schneider (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. Warren Jacobs (approx. 0.2 miles away); I.O.O.F. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerset.
Regarding Revolutionary Soldier. Webster was born on March 4, 1753 in Yorkshire, England, UK, and died on March 9, 1834, in Somerset, PA at the age of 81. He became postmaster of Somerset in 1820.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 20 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.


