Landing of the German Colonists

Landing of the German Colonists (HMVK9)

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19144 Philadelphia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 2.214', W 75° 10.569'

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Inscription
In commemoration
of the
Landing of the German Colonists
October 6, 1683

Franz Daniel Pastorius
Dirk Herman Araham op Den Graeff
Tuenes Kunders · Lenert Arens
Reinert Tisen · Wilhelm Strepers
Jan Lensen · Peter Keurlis · Jan Siemens
Johann Bleikers · Abraham Tuenes and
Jan Lueken with their families

[ Right Side of Monument : ]
To the memory of
the hundreds of thousands
of German volunteers in
the American wars

[ Left Side of Monument : ]
The protest of the Germans
of Germantown against slavery
on February 18, 1688
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HM NumberHMVK9
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 11:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 484971 N 4431867
Decimal Degrees40.03690000, -75.17615000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 2.214', W 75° 10.569'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 2' 12.84" N, 75° 10' 34.14" W
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Area Code(s)215, 610, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5822 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19144, US
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