Swearingen Cemetery

Swearingen Cemetery (HMYTL)

Location: Georgetown, PA 15043 Beaver County
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N 40° 30.922', W 80° 29.964'

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Victims of the last Indian murder in Beaver County are buried here. Samuel Swearingen settled here in 1785 and in 1790 near this site his only daughter Mary, wife of Jacob Colvin, and her infant child were scalped and killed. They are buried here in the family plot.
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HM NumberHMYTL
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Placed ByBeaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 8:44pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 542408 N 4485080
Decimal Degrees40.51536667, -80.49940000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 30.922', W 80° 29.964'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 30' 55.32" N, 80° 29' 57.84" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 601-647 T329, Georgetown PA 15043, US
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