Newtown Heritage Walk No. 3
Edward Hicks (1780-1849), son of Isaac and Catherine Hicks, was a Quaker minister, sign painter and folk artist, most famous for over sixty versions of his Peaceable Kingdom paintings. Born in Langhorne, his mother died when he was young, and Hicks was raised by David and Elizabeth Twining on their farm in Newtown Township. After an apprenticeship in Attleborough (now Langhorne) and an eleven-year stint as junior partner of a coach maker in Milford (now Hulmeville), Hicks moved to Newtown in 1811 with his wife Sarah Worstall and his children to go into business for himself. They moved into the Thornton/Hicks house on Court Street next to the Half Moon Inn. Hicks opened a shop in his back yard and carried on his busines of coach and sign painting.HM Number | HMLLD |
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Year Placed | 2007 |
Placed By | Newtown Friends Meeting and Newtown Historical Association |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 4:20am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 505542 N 4452899 |
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Decimal Degrees | 40.22650000, -74.93485000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 40° 13.59', W 74° 56.091' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 40° 13' 35.40" N, 74° 56' 5.46" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 215, 267 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 80-198 Penn St, Newtown PA 18940, US |
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