Collier Township near Bridgeville in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Neville House

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

1. Neville House Marker

Inscription. Known as Woodville. Built 1785 by General John Neville; later occupied by his son, Colonel Presley Neville. Refuge of General Neville's family when some Whiskey Rebels burned his home at Bower Hill, July 17, 1794.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1794.

Location. 40° 22.77′ N, 80° 5.766′ W. Marker is near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Collier Township. It is on Washington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 50) 0.1 miles south of Thoms Run Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeville PA 15017, 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 the Ohio River Valley,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Saint Luke's Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Heidelberg Raceway and Sports Arena (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bower Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bower Hill Community Honor Roll (approx. 0.6 miles away); Murray House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bridgeville Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); Bridgeville District Honor Roll (approx. 1.6 miles away); Bridgeville Public Library Founders 1962 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeville.

Also see . . .
1. Woodville Plantation. Home of John & Presley Neville c.1780 (Submitted on March 18, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. General John Neville at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

2. Neville House Marker

Facing north on Washington Pike (PA 50)

Neville House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

3. Neville House

Neville House Woodville sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

4. Neville House Woodville sign

John Neville Grave Markers sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

5. John Neville Grave Markers sign

The original grave markers of General John Neville (died July 29, 1803) Winney Neville (died April 3, 1797) Isaac Craig (died May 14, 1826)

Neville House Grave Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

6. Neville House Grave Markers

John Neville Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 18, 2011

7. John Neville Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,268 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.