Baden in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Legionville Monument
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
1. Legionville Monument
This marks the site of
General Anthony Waynes Camp
during the winter of
1792-1793
Erected by
The Fort McIntosh Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Erected 1916 by Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 40° 37.369′ N, 80° 13.597′ W. Monument is in Baden, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Duss Avenue and Anthony Wayne Drive, on the left when traveling north on Duss Avenue. Located at Logstown/Legionville Historic Park & Center. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Baden PA 15005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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: Logstown (here, next to this marker); Legion of the United States Encampment (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Logstown (a few steps from this marker); Legionville (a few steps from this marker); Anthony Wayne's Camp
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Logstown (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Anthony Wayne. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011
2. Logstown/Legionville Historic Park & Center
Photographed by W. Pate, circa 1800
3. Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne
Butler-Gunsaulus Collection, Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library [digital ID icufaw apc0014]
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011
4. Legionville Monument Marker
View of the historical marker with a panel to the left of the marker displaying the proposed "Logstown / Legionville Historic Park & Center" that will be built on this site.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011
5. Legionville Monument Marker
View of the panel displaying the proposed "Logstown / Legionville Historic Park & Center" that will be built on this site.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011
6. Legionville Monument Marker
Another view of the historical marker and the panel displaying the proposed "Logstown / Legionville Historic Park & Center."
Internet Archive
7. Legionville Marker Unveiled by Fort McIntosh Chapter, June 14, 1918 at Legionville, PA.
This photo appeared in the DAR Magazine, Vol. LIII, No. 3, March 1919.
“The tablet was unveiled by the following children: Mary Louise Haun, Agnes Margaret Galton, Robert Machesney and Guy Shugert.”
“The tablet was unveiled by the following children: Mary Louise Haun, Agnes Margaret Galton, Robert Machesney and Guy Shugert.”
Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,909 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 3, 2011, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. 7. submitted on August 16, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
