Mercer in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

General Hugh Mercer

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

1. General Hugh Mercer Plaque

Inscription. In memory of General Hugh Mercer. Born in Scotland, Colonel on General Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne 1758, Commander at Fort Pitt 1759, Colonel 3rd Virginia Regiment 1776, Brigadier General Continental Army 1776, killed in the Battle of Princeton 1777.

Erected 1917 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and The Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.

Location. 41° 13.632′ N, 80° 14.341′ W. Marker is in Mercer, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on North Diamond Street 0 miles east of Perry Highway (U.S. 19). Located on the right column support of the Mercer County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mercer PA 16137, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. 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 (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: Mercer County (here, next to this marker); The Mercer Soldiers Orphans School (a few steps from this marker); Mercer County WWII Memorial (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Vietnam Conflict (about 300 feet away); John A. Bingham (about 300 feet away); Global War on Terror Memorial (about 300 feet away); Helen Black Miller Memorial Chapel (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mercer.

Also see . . .
1. American Revolution - General Hugh Mercer. (Submitted on April 11, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Hugh Mercer at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 10, 2011

2. General Hugh Mercer Plaque

Mercer County Courthouse

Hugh Mercer, Jr. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Trumbull (American, 1756–1843)

3. Hugh Mercer, Jr.

(Study for The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777), 1791. Graphite on off-white laid paper

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on April 15, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.