Reverend John McMillan - PLAQUE

Reverend John McMillan - PLAQUE is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1931.

Washington Rd. (US 19), Rt. 980 & PA 519

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The Reverend John McMillan, D.D. Born Nov. 11, 1752. Died Nov. 16, 1833. Pioneer Preacher - Educator - Patriot lies buried in this church yard. Served sixty years in the ministry. Leader in the founding of Western Theological Seminary, Jefferson College, Jefferson Medical College. His missionary labors resulted in the founding of Chartiers Pigeon Creek and many other Presbyterian Churches in this region. With his faithful wife he shared untold toil and privations in order that the Kingdom of God might be established on this rugged Frontier.

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1758 · A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering the location of Reverend John McMillan - PLAQUE, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Reverend John McMillan - PLAQUE

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