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Thomas Sprott House

 
 
Thomas Sprott House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011
1. Thomas Sprott House Marker
Inscription. Built by Thomas Sprott in 1804 on land granted him in 1802 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Named "Sprotts Delight," it overlooked the borough of Greersburg, laid out on the lands of Sprott, Greer, and Martin.
 
Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania - Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
 
Location. 40° 48.811′ N, 80° 25.421′ W. Marker is in Darlington, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and Wallace Drive, on the left when traveling north on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darlington PA 16115, 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, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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: Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Remembering (approx. 0.2 miles away); Darlington Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); For God And Country (approx. 0.2 miles away); Daniel Leasure (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Country Trail Town - Darlington (approx. Ό mile away); Darlington Borough
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(approx. Ό mile away); Sandstone Walk (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darlington.
 
Additional commentary.
1. Update on Thomas Sprott House
My wife and I took possession of this house in Nov 2011 (same month as the photos were submitted to HMDB), after several years of it being vacant and exposed to vandals. We moved in the following summer, and are making slow progress on preserving the old house. We have since learned the property was a documented stop on the Underground Railroad. Also, one of the former owners was the composer J.A. Wallace, who was friends of "March King" John Philip Sousa. Mr. Sousa frequently visited the house, and composed some of his marches here (the piano he used is now in a local museum run by the Little Beaver Historical Society). Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor    
    — Submitted July 29, 2014, by Russell Davis of Darlington, Pennsylvania.
 
Thomas Sprott House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011
2. Thomas Sprott House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,459 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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