Colonel Edward Cook

Colonel Edward Cook (HM115T)

Location: Belle Vernon, PA 15012 Westmoreland County
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N 40° 8.451', W 79° 49.27'

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(1738-1808)

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.
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HM NumberHM115T
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Year Placed1994
Placed ByPennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 7:15am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 600419 N 4444056
Decimal Degrees40.14085000, -79.82116667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 8.451', W 79° 49.27'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 8' 27.06" N, 79° 49' 16.20" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 82 State Rte 3011, Belle Vernon PA 15012, US
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