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

George Washington

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 6, 2011

1. George Washington Marker

Inscription. Near here at the David Reed home, Washington met September 20, 1784, with 13 Covenanter squatters on his tract of 2613 acres. Failure to fix terms of purchase forced him to bring suit at Washington to eject the illegal tenants.

Erected 1950 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1864.

Location. 40° 19.503′ N, 80° 16.177′ W. Marker is near McDonald, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Mount Pleasant Township. It is at the intersection of Southview Road and Baker Road, on the right when traveling north on Southview Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 188 Southview 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: David Reed (approx. 0.7 miles away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 2.1 miles away); Millers Run Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Revolutionary War Soldiers

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Mount Pleasant Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Mount Pleasant Township Honor Roll World War II (approx. 2.7 miles away); McDonald Oil Field (approx. 3.2 miles away); Flowing Oil Well (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McDonald.

More about this marker. Marker is barely attached to its post, and leaning

Also see . . .
1. George Washington and the Covenanter Squatters. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. George Washington at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 6, 2011

2. George Washington Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 6, 2011

3. George Washington Marker

Sign barely attached by a couple bolts.

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 1,658 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.