 view gallery |   Kelly Family, The
in Pennsylvania Historical Markers This famous family lived in the home built here by John B. Kelly.
Daughter Grace was an Academy Award-winning actress and Princess of Monaco. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Violet Oakley (1874-1961) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Artist famed for her murals in Pennsylvania's State Capitol, reflecting Penn's ideals of justice & peace. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Physician, humanitarian, educator, patriot leader. He signed the Declaration of Independence, opposed slavery, and supported public health & social reforms. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Commodore John Barry in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Following the creation of the US Navy in 1794 under President Washington, Barry was appointed first commissioned officer and Secretary. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Mason-Dixon Survey in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Here, in 1763, the southernmost point of Philadelphia was determined as the starting point for the survey of one of the most important borders in the nation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/12/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Joseph and Amy Cassey (1789-1848)/(1809-56) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers This prominent, wealthy African American abolitionist couple founded intellectual and benevolent societies for blacks. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/12/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | McClellan House in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Father and son lived at 912 Walnut Street after 1832. Home of George McClellan, M.D., founder, Jefferson Medical College, until he died in 1847 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/12/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Gertrude E.H. Bustill Mossell (1855-1948) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Teacher and journalist lived here. Wrote for many publications on race and feminism posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/12/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Freedom Now Rally in Pennsylvania Historical Markers On August 3, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King addressed a crowd of 10,000 at this intersection. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | John W. Coltrane (1926-1967) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers A pioneering African-American jazz musician, composer, saxophonist. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Walking Purchase in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Solomon Jennings, one of the three walkers, fell out of the race near here, having covered about 19 miles from Wrightstown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Parker Kidnapping & Rescue in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Emboldened by the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, Maryland slave catchers kidnapped Rachel and Elizabeth Parker from the Nottingham area in 1851. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Joseph Priestley in Pennsylvania Historical Markers The noted English scientist, discoverer of oxygen, and Unitarian theologian lived in Northumberland, 1794 to 1804. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Famous Indian Walk, The - PLAQUE in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Of a day and a half from Wrightstown, Bucks County to near the present Mauch Chunk was performed for the Penn proprietors of Pennsylvania September 19-20, 1737 by Edward Marshall posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Walking Purchase in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Measured 1737, according to a supposed Indian deed of 1686, granting lands extending a day-and-a-half walk. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Walking Purchase in Pennsylvania Historical Markers The fleet-footed Edward Marshall and associates in the day and a half walk on Sept.19-20,1737, crossed Hokendauqua Creek below this point. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/10/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Newport Fugitive Slave Rescue in Pennsylvania Historical Markers In July 1841, three Md. slaves, Alick, Tom, and Ben, were pursued to Newport by bounty hunters. While Ben drowned as he attempted to cross the Juniata River, the other two were captured. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Honey Hollow Watershed in Pennsylvania Historical Markers A 700-acre watershed, managed for agriculture; first in the nation to show that cooperative action, with federal technical assistance, can shape land use. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | George Nakashima (1905-1990) in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Internationally acclaimed woodworker, architect, and leader of the American craft movement, his unique furniture style celebrated the inherent beauty of wood. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Peter F. Rothermel in Pennsylvania Historical Markers The noted painter was born in Nescopeck on July 8, 1812 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Wyalusing Path in Pennsylvania Historical Markers An Indian path from Wyalusing on the North Branch of the Susquehanna, ran down Muncy Creek to the West Branch. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Muncy in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Laid out, 1799, by Benjamin McCarty. Named for the Monsey Indians, tribe of Delawares, who inhabited this area before arrival of the whites. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Muncy in Pennsylvania Historical Markers Laid out, 1799, by Benjamin McCarty. Named for the Monsey Indians, tribe of Delawares, who inhabited this area before arrival of the whites posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Gifford Pinchot in Pennsylvania Historical Markers The noted forester, conservationist and Governor of Pennsylvania two terms in 1923-27; 1931-35, had his ancestral home at Gray Towers, Milford. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Muncy Mills in Pennsylvania Historical Markers The nearby memorial is at the site of this valley's first grist mill. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Pennsylvania date approved: 5/3/2020 last visited: never |
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