Sewickley in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Depreciation Lands Survey
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 7, 2014
1. Depreciation Lands Survey Marker
North/South Dividing Line
Daniel Leet & Nathaniel Breading
Erected by Sewickley Valley Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.
Location. 40° 32.726′ N, 80° 10.823′ W. Marker is in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is at the intersection of Backbone Road and Grove Street, on the right when traveling south on Backbone Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sewickley PA 15143, 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 the Ohio River Valley, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sewickley Valley War Memorial Park (approx. Ό mile away); The Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Miller-Zorn-Bush House (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Matthews African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Flatiron Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Depreciation Lands Survey (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sewickley Public Library (approx. half a mile away); Atwell-Christy House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sewickley.
More about this marker. This marker is one of many that have been installed by The Sewickley Valley Historical Society
this page online
Also see . . . Depreciation Lands Museum. (Submitted on September 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 7, 2014
2. Depreciation Lands Survey Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
