Near Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

A Memorial to War of 1812

Approx. 1812-1815

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

1. A Memorial to War of 1812 Marker

Inscription.
Participants 536,000
Deaths in service 2,000
Last veteran died May 13, 1905
Tree 2 Age 105

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War of 1812.

Location. 40° 10.085′ N, 79° 27.87′ W. Memorial is near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. It can be reached from Pennsylvania Route 892 just north of Alice Road, on the right when traveling north. Location is near the South entrance to Fairview Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2165 PA-982, Mt Pleasant PA, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Laurel Highlands

and 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Memorial to American Revolution War (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to Indian Wars (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to Civil War (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to Mexican War (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial to Spanish American War (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to World War 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to World War 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial to Korean Conflict (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mt. Pleasant.

A Memorial to War of 1812 Marker and Tree. Location is near the south entrance to Fairfield Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 16, 2026

2. A Memorial to War of 1812 Marker and Tree. Location is near the south entrance to Fairfield Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.