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Samuel Maclay: The Senator Who Put Away His Fine Carriage

Samuel Maclay: The Senator Who Put Away His Fine Carriage

Sometimes, the smallest stories tell us the most about the people who came before us. One of them was Samuel Maclay, a surveyor, Revolutionary War officer, and United States Senator who made his home in the beautiful Buffalo Valley, in what is now Union County. (Cenotaph pictured at Dreisbach Church Cemetery. )

October 24, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Journal of Samuel Maclay, While Surveying the West Branch of the Susquehanna The Sinnemahoning and the Allegheny Rivers in 1790, J.F. Meginness; Photo Credit: Find a Grave Memorial ID 25309685