Colonel Edward Cook (1738-1808) - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

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.

Marker Name: Colonel Edward Cook County: Washington Date Dedicated: 10/29/1994 Marker Type: Roadside Location: Intersection of Finley and Rehoboth Roads Category: Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Professions & Vocations, Whiskey Rebellion Website: [Web Link]

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