Hart's Log
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Gosffo
N 40° 33.015 W 078° 06.035
17T E 745511 N 4492872
Horse trough!
Waymark Code: WM420B
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2008
Views: 22
Marker Text:
The Frankstown Path, highway of early travelers in this region, passed through the settlement of Hart's Log--later called Hartslog, now Alexandria. The place was first named after a hollow log at this site, which the trader John Hart used between 1744 and 1755 as a feeding trough for his pack of horses.
The sign is no longer at website address! It was moved to Route 22. William Penn Highway!
Marker Name: Hart's Log
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 03/16/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Main Street & Hartslog St. at Library, Alexandria
Category: Early Settlement, Paths & Trails, Professions & Vocations, Transportation
Website: [Web Link]
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