Moses Tunda Tatamy
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N 40° 44.448 W 075° 15.544
18T E 478126 N 4510016
I'm amazed this one wasn't logged yet.
Waymark Code: WMCZY5
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
Views: 8
Marker Text: A Delaware Indian of the Munsee branch, he exemplified the spirit of reconciliation. He lived on 315 acres northeast of here, patented to him by the Penns, 1738. Tatamy was the first Native American baptized by the famed David Brainerd, 1745. An interpreter, he undertook many diplomatic missions. The borough of Tatamy, incorporated 1893, was named for him.
Marker Name: Moses Tunda Tatamy
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 05/14/1992
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 8th & Main Sts., Tatamy
Category: Native American
Website: [Web Link]
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