Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862)

Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862) is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Venango County, dedicated 2014.

Allegheny Blvd. (Rt. 8/62)

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A distinguished Civil War general, Reno commanded a brigade of Burnside's Army in its North Carolina expedition and the 9th Corps of the Army of the Potomac at the battle of South Mountain, Md. where he was killed. He served previously in the Mexican War, taught at West Point, commanded several arsenals at Philadelphia and elsewhere, and wrote a manual on arsenal warfare. Reno was raised in nearby Franklin and this town was named for him.

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1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Cranberry Township. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1889 · Pennsylvania (western portion). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Cranberry Township, 1865, covering the location of Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862), with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Cranberry Township, 1865, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Jesse L. Reno (1823-1862)

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