Gen. William Irvine
Brokenstraw Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Surveyed Donation Lands in this area in 1785. Later bought a large tract of land, developed by his son Callender and grandson, Dr. William Irvine. One of the tenant houses of the estate stands opposite.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
The Story
General William Irvine, a Revolutionary War veteran, surveyed the Donation Lands here in 1785, the tracts Pennsylvania set aside to reward its soldiers for wartime service. Irvine later acquired a large holding of his own, which his son Callender and grandson Dr. William Irvine developed over the following generations. One of the estate's tenant houses still stands across the way.
Why it matters
The Donation Lands turned Revolutionary service into frontier settlement, and Irvine's estate traces how veterans' land grants opened northwestern Pennsylvania to a new wave of Americans.
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Related people
- · William Irvine
- · Callender Irvine
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