Delaware Township near Turbotville in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Col. Matthew Smith

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

1. Col. Matthew Smith Marker

Inscription. Captain of Lancaster Co. militia with Col. Benedict Arnold on 1775 midwinter march to Quebec. In 1779, served as Vice-President of Pennsylvania Council. Died in 1794; buried here in an unmarked grave.

Erected 1949 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 41° 5.942′ N, 76° 48.374′ W. Marker is near Turbotville, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County. It is in Delaware Township. It is on Susquehanna Trail (Pennsylvania Route 1007). Marker is in the Warrior Run Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 41 Warrior Ln, Watsontown PA 17777, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fort Freeland (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Fort Freeland (within shouting distance of this marker); Warrior Run Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town Clock Bell (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Robert E. Brown Memorial Park (approx. 3.3 miles away);

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War Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away); Widow Catherine Smith (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dewart (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Turbotville.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

2. Col. Matthew Smith Marker

Col. Matthew Smith Masonic Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

3. Col. Matthew Smith Masonic Marker

Warrior Run Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 22, 2015

4. Warrior Run Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 864 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.