Mount Pleasant Township near McDonald in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

David Reed

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 6, 2011

1. David Reed Marker

Inscription. Opposite was the log home of David Reed, leader of the Covenanter squatters on lands owned by George Washington. Here 13 of the Scotch-Irish pioneers met with him on September 20, 1784, defying his effort to remove them.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1864.

Location. 40° 18.89′ N, 80° 16.15′ W. Marker is near McDonald, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is on Millers Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 50) 0.4 miles east of Southview Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1504 Millers Run Rd, Mc Donald PA 15057, 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 (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George Washington (approx. 0.7 miles away); Millers Run Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mount Pleasant Township Veterans Memorial

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Mount Pleasant Township Honor Roll World War II (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 3½ miles away); McDonald Oil Field (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McDonald.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 6, 2011

2. David Reed Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,326 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.