The Reverend Thaddeus Dodd

The Reverend Thaddeus Dodd (HM1BPG)

Location: Amity, PA 15311 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 2.292', W 80° 12.297'

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1740 1793

Graduate of Princeton College, 1773
Pioneer, preacher and educator
Founder and first pastor of the Upper and Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Churches, 1779-1793
Established the first classical school west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1782.
A trustee and first principal of Washington Academy chartered in 1787 which was a forerunner of Washington College and Washington and Jefferson College.
This memorial upon the site of the first log church, and in the church yard (near) where he is buried, was erected in 1935 by his descendents, the two churches he served, and the Presbytery of Washington.
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HM NumberHM1BPG
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Year Placed1935
Placed ByDescendents of Thaddeus Dodd, Upper and Lower Ten Mile Presbyterian Churches, Presbytery of Washington
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 10:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 567827 N 4432299
Decimal Degrees40.03820000, -80.20495000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 2.292', W 80° 12.297'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 2' 17.52" N, 80° 12' 17.82" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 629-661 Amity Ridge Rd, Amity PA 15311, US
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