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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB8_the-shuler-house_Pottstown-PA.html
Of the inns that were established in Pottstown in Colonial times that survived until Civil War days, The Farmer's Hotel (fondly remembered by local residents as The Shuler House) proved to be the most enduring. Built in the 1700's, the inn's origi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB5_the-security-trust-building_Pottstown-PA.html
The stone dwelling that originally stood on this ground was built in 1770 by a member of the Potts family. In 1842, Jonas Smith bought it from one of its subsequent owners and opened a store. In 1886, the Security and Iron Banks purchased the prop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFB1_site-of-old-burial-ground_Pottstown-PA.html
The Gift of John Potts - Founder of PottstowntoEarly German Settlers of theLutheran and Reformed FaithA.D. 1752—————————On the adjoining bronze tablets are inscribed the names and dates of pers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF3L_abington-district-world-war-i-memorial_Abington-PA.html
Dedicated to the men and womenof Abington District who answeredthe call to service in the World War
Ernest Lafitte BrautigamJames DiodatoAaron M. Welch[They died in service]George R. Ambler, Jr. · Harry A.D. Baer · Albert N. Baggs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF39_the-red-lion-inn-1776_Willow-Grove-PA.html
The Inn began as a tavern in 1762, called "The Wagon", located across Easton Road at the point created by York and Easton Roads. It was a large stone structure of two and a half stories containing 23 rooms. In 1768, the proprietor, John Paul, adve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEVI_g-a-r-statue_Pottstown-PA.html
A memorial to veterans of the Civil War, this statue was given to G.A.R. Post No. 595 by Miss Annie Richards in memory of her brother Mathias Edgar Richards. The dedication took place on July 4, 1893 at 11:00 am. At the ceremony, a gavel carved fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEVG_bahr-arcade_Pottstown-PA.html
The original structure on this site was a mansion built in the early 1840's by Jacob S. Yost, a Congressman and Federal Marshall [sic]. It was the birthplace of Jacob's nephew George Yost Coffin, a famous political cartoonist, whose work appeared …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMERO_revolutionary-war-patriots-buried-in-the-abington-presbyterian-church-graveyard_Abington-PA.html
In memory ofthe Revolutionary War Patriotsburied in the graveyard of theAbington Presbyterian Church
Private Robert Barnes 1756-1815Isaac Boileau 1722-18202nd Lt. John Houston 1751-1820Colonel Robert Loller 1740-1808Captain John Mann 1740-1819C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMERN_abington-presbyterian-church-cemetery_Abington-PA.html
Church founded on this site, 1714. Cemetery established, 1719. First recorded burial, 1728. Site of Revolutionary War skirmishes. Burials include pastors and educators notable in Abington, Philadelphia, and Princeton, and veterans of major wars.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMERM_old-abington-church-and-graveyard_Abington-PA.html
The oldest Presbyterian church in Montgomery County and mother church, directly or indirectly, to ten offspring churches. Founded in 1714 by the Rev. Malachi Jones, the first pastor. The original church stood in the center of the graveyard and was…