Colonel William Crawford - PLAQUE

In memory of Colonel William Crawford, born in Berkeley County, Virginia, in 1732. Friend of Washington — pioneer — patriot. This monument is situated 1260 yards S. 69 E. 16′ of the spot where he built his log cabin in 1765 on the west bank of the Youghiogheny River, at the historic Stewart’s Crossings. He first visited the region west of the mountains in 1758, as an officer in the expedition of General Forbes against Fort Duquesne. As colonel of the seventh Virginia regiment, he crossed the Delaware with Washington in 1777, and shared in the victory at Trenton. Fighting in defense of the frontier, as commander of the Sandusky Expedition, he was captured by the Indians and burned at the stake near Crawfordsville, Ohio, June 11, 1782. (Dedicated: Saturday, October 19, 1918)