Conshohocken in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Edward Hector

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

1. Edward Hector Marker

Inscription. Private in Captain Hercules Courtney's Company, Third Pa. Artillery, Continental Line, in the Battle of Brandywine. His home was in Conshohocken. He is symbolic of the many unknown Black soldiers who served in the American Revolution, but whose race is not mentioned in muster rolls.

Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 4.408′ N, 75° 18.391′ W. Marker is in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on Fayette St.(SR 3016). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Conshohocken PA 19428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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: Battery C, 166th Field Artillery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Matthew Parish School Name Stone (about 700 feet away); Conshohocken Trailhead (about 700 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); Site of the Whitton / Miraglia House (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Conshohocken Veteran Memorial

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conshohocken.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

2. Edward Hector Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,026 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.