Near Darlington in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

George Foulks Home

Oldest in Area

George Foulkes Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. George Foulkes Home Marker

Inscription. Captured by Indians in 1780. Escaped to help country. Outstanding character bold woodsman. Furbuyer Indian Scout and thrifty businessman. Married C. Ullery 1796. Built stone house, mills, and first brick house in area later known as Fennel House.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • 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 1780.

Location. 40° 47.67′ N, 80° 29.568′ W. Marker is near Darlington, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on Cannelton Road 0.1 miles west of Allison Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 671 Cannelton Road Darlington PA, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foulks-Martin-Watts Mill and Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elder's Mills (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cannelton (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Pig Lady (approx. 0.9 miles away); The White Cemetery

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); South Beaver Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Middleton Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away in Ohio); Chartered In 1798 (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darlington.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. George Foulkes Home 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 1,607 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.