North Strabane Township near Canonsburg in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colonel George Morgan

Col. George Morgan Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011

1. Col. George Morgan Marker

Inscription. Here was the home, 1796-1810, of the noted Indian trader and agent. Site is marked by a monument. It was here that Morgan was visited by Aaron Burr. His conspiracy was first made known to Thomas Jefferson by Colonel Morgan.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists.

Location. 40° 16.408′ N, 80° 9.501′ W. Marker is near Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in North Strabane Township. It is at the intersection of Morganza Road and West McMurray Road, on the right when traveling north on Morganza Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 538 W McMurray Rd, Canonsburg PA 15317, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sarris Candies (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Fort" Armstrong (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Armstrong (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dr. Jonathan Letterman (approx. 1.7 miles away); Korea ☆ Vietnam (approx. 1.7 miles away); In Memory of Daniel A. Caruso (approx. 1.7 miles away); Canonsburg Borough Building (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canonsburg.

Also see . . . George Morgan (merchant). Wikipedia (Submitted on February 21, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 20, 2011

2. Col. George Morgan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,289 times since then and 176 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.