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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25RD_dublin-honor-roll-a-war-memorial_Dublin-PA.html
Ralph Huddle [Died in service] Elmer E. Shultz · Aloysius Happ · Henry Young Matthew Stanowski · Harleigh Detweiler · Francis Bishop Richard Worthington · Robert Rufe · Lester Rod Edward…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM259S_gray-stones_Morrisville-PA.html
Near this spot stood the white oak tree that marked the starting point of the survey of the first tract of land purchased of the Indians by William Penn July 15, 1682 on land in the tenure of John Wood and by him called Gray Stones over against th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YB4_grandchild-of-cambridge-elm_New-Hope-PA.html
Grandchild of Cambridge Elm under which Washington took command 7-3-1775. Raised and given by Alice Paret Dorsey. Marked by Bucks County Chapter D. A. R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SJZ_replica-of-the-liberty-bell_Quakertown-PA.html
This bell reminds us that the Liberty Bell rested here briefly on September 23, 1777 during its trip to Allentown. A joint project of the Valley Forge Chapter, Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the American Revolution and the Quakertown Historical Soc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MXL_lock-no-2_Bristol-PA.html
ProgressCanal boats continued to pass through Bristol for years after the Pennsylvania Railroad built a line nearby. Progress, in the form of the Railroad undermined the business of the Canal and led to the eventual demolition of its channel, lock…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MU5_abraham-lincoln_Bristol-PA.html
On Feb. 21, 1861, the train carrying the President-elect from Springfield, Ill., to his Inauguration in Washington, D.C., stopped briefly near this point. Mr. Lincoln appeared on the rear platform and spoke to the assembled crowd, estimated at mor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIW_canal-boats_PA.html
BoatbuildingAmerican canal boats met standards as unique as their canals. Here, the preferred boat met Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's specifications of 87 ½ feet long, 10.5 feet wide and 7 ½ feet tall. The wooden "hinge" …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MCC_early-life-on-the-moland-farm_Warminster-PA.html
Unfortunately, there are few contemporary descriptions of the area at that time. The local "Scotch-Irish" of the 18th century were not as concerned with keeping records of their daily activities as they were with keeping records of their…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MC9_johnsville-naval-air-development-center_Warminster-PA.html
This site was acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II from the Brewster Aircraft Corporation; it served as a strategic locale for weapons development and testing of modern aircraft. Later, it was a training facility for America's Mercury, Ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MC7_warminster-community-park-sandpiper_Warminster-PA.html
Solitary SandpiperWhen to look: April-May, August-September *How big: 9 inches long *What to look for: Dark back with light spots. *What to listen for: High pitched whistle. Spotted SandpiperWhen to look: April-September *How big: 8 inches long…
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