Ira Allen (1751 - 1814) - Norristown, PA
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Markerman62
N 40° 07.345 W 075° 26.120
18T E 462906 N 4441435
Burial site of the father of the University of Vermont.
Waymark Code: WM14V6P
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2021
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Noted for a major role in establishing and defending an independent Vermont in 1777, he was a frontier entrepreneur, an officer of the Green Mountain Boys and in the 1775 American Revolution northern campaign. Allen was an author and principal founding father of the University of Vermont. He died on January 15, 1814, was buried in the “Free Quaker” graveyard in Philadelphia, later removed to a site nearby.
The Ira Allen Society
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: MARA Baseball/Softball Fields
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