Rev John Corbley
1733 - 1803
A noted Baptist minister serving area congregations, Corbley was among some 150 men arrested by federal troops on the “Dreadful Night" of November 13, 1794. A vocal opponent of the excise tax on whiskey, he was the area’s best known participant in the Whiskey Rebellion and was seen as a threat by the Federalists. Imprisoned for a time in Philadelphia, Corbley returned here and remained active in the ministry.
Marker is at the intersection of Garards Fort Road (U.S. 2011) and John Corbley Road (Interstate 79), on the left when traveling west on Garards Fort Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
