Colonel Edward Cook (1738-1808)
Posted by: vhasler
N 40° 08.447 W 079° 49.268
17T E 600422 N 4444048
A Revolutionary War era settler, Colonel Edward Cook was a political leader in the region. His home is nearby.
Waymark Code: WMM4F1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2014
Views: 4
Marker Text: Settling here in the 1770s, Cook became a prominent landholder, jurist, and politician. He was a member of the Provincial Congress in Philadelphia in 1776 and served at the State Constitutional Convention. Although a moderate during the Whiskey Rebellion, 1792-94, he joined the tax protesters and was elected chairman of several key rebel meetings.
The Cook family homestead is Waymark WMKZZZ.