Walking Purchase
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 15.992 W 074° 58.953
18T E 501483 N 4457340
Starting here at sunrise, Sept. 19, 1737, Marshall, Yeates, and Jennings set out on the "Indian Walk."
Waymark Code: WM12H6A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2020
Views: 1
Walking Purchase-Starting here at sunrise, Sept. 19, 1737, Marshall, Yeates, and Jennings set out on the "Indian Walk." In one and a half days, Edward Marshall reached a point beyond present Mauch Chunk, some 65 miles to the north and west.
Marker Name: Walking Purchase
County: Bucks
Date Dedicated: 01/07/1949
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Durham Rd. (PA 413) at meetinghouse near Penns Park Rd., Wrightstown
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Website: Not listed
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