Donegal Township near West Alexander in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Miller’s Blockhouse
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2008
1. Miller’s Blockhouse Marker
Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 182, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1880.
Location. 40° 6.558′ N, 80° 29.7′ W. Marker is near West Alexander, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Donegal Township. It is on National Road (U.S. 40). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 302 National Rd, West Alexander PA 15376, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. 0.7 miles away); Alexander Burns/Jane Carroll Burns (approx. 0.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.8 miles away); General Lafayette (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Oak Tree (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Alexander.
Also see . . . Washington County’s Ann Rowe Hupp: The Heroine of Miller’s Blockhouse. Observer-Reporter website entry (Submitted on February 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 11, 2008
2. Miller’s Blockhouse Marker
via Colonial Quills, Cynthia Howerter, unknown
3. Miller’s Blockhouse
"The Courage of Ann Rowe Hupp in Defending Miller's Blockhouse" by Cynthia Howerter
Colonial Quills blog entry
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Colonial Quills blog entry
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Jeff brown via Tales of a Family, unknown
4. Gravestone of Ann Rowe Hupp May at the Miller Family Cemetery, Claysville
Washington County’s Ann Rowe Hupp: The Heroine of Miller’s Blockhouse
Tales of a Family blog entry
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Tales of a Family blog entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5,310 times since then and 249 times this year. Last updated on February 3, 2011, by Olin Hupp of Baltimore, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on February 28, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on March 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
