David Goff House

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David Goff House

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A five-bay Federal style "I" house built c1795. "The Federals had carved graffiti on the walls including the names and units of at least twenty-five soldiers, and that of a nurse, Mary Poughkeepsie of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. One eight-foot-long sign penciled on the wall appropriately reads “Beverly Union Hospital.” Other drawings recently uncovered and restored include an eagle and shield, flag, cannon, armed and unarmed soldiers, and a galloping horse."

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“David Goff House,” Graffiti Soldiers, accessed October 21, 2026, https://drstephenrobertson.com/Graffiti_Soldiers/items/show/1104.