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

Daugherty Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2011

1. Daugherty Cemetery Marker

Inscription. First Catholic cemetery in Beaver County. Land given by Edward Daugherty for Catholic burials upon the death of his brother 1801. Transferred to sponsor parish Saint Peter and Paul, Beaver 1832. Burial ground for parish priests, Father James Reid and Father Francis Steffen and war veterans.

Erected by Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. 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 1801.

Location. 40° 43.67′ N, 80° 16.2′ W. Marker is near Rochester, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of Pittsburgh Road and Allendale Road, on the right when traveling north on Pittsburgh Road. Located in Allendale Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester PA 15074, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Michael Camp House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Junction Park (approx. 1.7 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Oakland United Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Robert Townsend House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Underground Railroad (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial Bridge Monument (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Also see . . . Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation. Foundation website homepage (Submitted on December 8, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, December 8, 2011

2. Daugherty Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 687 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.