Berlin in Somerset County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
General Robert Philson
1759-1831
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 29, 2015
1. General Robert Philson Marker
Member of the PA. Assembly - 1798
Commissioned Associate Judge of Somerset Co. 1800. Served 20 years
Commissioned Brigadier General of PA. Militia May 9, 1800
Served in the War of 1812
Elected to U.S. Congress 1819
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1800.
Location. 39° 55.26′ N, 78° 57.509′ W. Marker is in Berlin, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Diamond Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Berlin PA 15530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Berlin (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Altfather Mill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jeremiah S. Black (approx. 3.3 miles away); Deeter's Gap (approx. 5 miles away); Flight 93 Monument (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
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Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2022
2. General Robert Philson Marker
New paint.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 29, 2015
3. General Robert Philson Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 29, 2015
4. General Robert Philson House plaque
Gen R Philson
Established
Circa 1783
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 6, 2014
5. General Robert Philson House detail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 6, 2014
6. General Robert Philson House detail
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 6, 2014
7. General Robert Philson House detail
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,748 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 29, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 8, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on March 29, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5, 6, 7. submitted on November 27, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
