Matthew S. Quay
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N 40° 41.677 W 080° 18.356
17T E 558641 N 4505089
Congress awarded him the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the battle of Fredericksburg.
Waymark Code: WM8Y8C
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2010
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Marker Text: Home of the noted state and national political leader is near here. He rose , between 1856-87, from local and state offices to U.S. Senator. A Republican Party leader from 1887 until his death in 1904.
Marker Name: Matthew S. Quay
County: Beaver
Date Dedicated: 07/22/1949
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 68 (3rd St.) at Insurance St., Beaver
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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