Benjamin Wells
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N 40° 01.113 W 079° 35.983
17T E 619497 N 4430755
Marker located on Route 119 at N. 7th St., Connellsville
Waymark Code: WMNCA
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2006
Views: 43
The marker reads: "Nearby was the house of this collector of excise tax on whiskey. In the summer of 1794, after the Whiskey Rebellion had turned violent, his house was burned down by an angry crowd. Wells had spurned previous warnings by excise tax protectors."
Marker Name: Benjamin Wells
County: Fayette
Date Dedicated: 07/19/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: Route 119 at N. 7th St., Connellsville
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Website: Not listed
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