Pennypacker's Mill & Mansion
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N 40° 15.160 W 075° 27.517
18T E 460997 N 4455902
Governor Pennypacker's Home.
Waymark Code: WM10YQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2006
Views: 44
Marker Text:
Washington's headquarters, September, October 1777. Last home of Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-1907. He died here on September 2, 1916.
This is the summer home of Governor Pennypacker and is a gentleman's working farm.
Marker Name: Pennypacker's Mill & Mansion
County: Montgomery
Date Dedicated: 09/24/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 73 at Schwenksville (Missing)
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Governors, George Washington
Website: [Web Link]
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