Walking Purchase
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 43.282 W 075° 30.273
18T E 457388 N 4507948
Measured 1737, according to a supposed Indian deed of 1686, granting lands extending a day-and-a-half walk.
Waymark Code: WM12CPT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2020
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Walking Purchase-Measured 1737, according to a supposed Indian deed of 1686, granting lands extending a day-and-a-half walk. Using picked men to force this measure to its limit, Thomas Penn reversed his father's Indian policy, losing Indian friendship.
Marker Name: Walking Purchase
County: Northampton
Date Dedicated: 03/18/1948
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Junction of Indian Trail Rd. (SR 3016) and Kohls Rd., at Hokendauqua Creek, .25 mile NW of Kreidersville
Category: Early Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn
Website: [Web Link]
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