Horsham Township Marker

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Horsham in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Horsham Township

By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

1. Horsham Township Marker

Inscription.
Founded in 1717, comprises
16.5 square miles. Named for
a town in Sussex, England.
Site of Graeme Park,
residence of Governor Sir
William Keith 1717-1726.
First autogiro flight in
U.S. made here 1928, Pitcairn
Field - site became U.S.
Naval Air Station 1942.

Location. 40° 11.049′ N, 75° 7.927′ W. Marker is in Horsham, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Easton Road (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is along Easton Road between the Horsham Friends Meeting House and Homestead Lane. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Easton Road, Horsham PA 19044, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Horsham Friends Meeting Meeting House (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Union Library (approx. 1.5 miles away); Hatboro World War I Memorial (approx. 1.5 miles away); The Battle of the Crooked Billet (approx. 2.2 miles away); John Fitch's Steamboat (approx. 2.3 miles away); Log College (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Red Lion Inn, 1776 (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Manor House, ca. 1719 (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Also see . . .

By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

2. Horsham Township Marker

Looking north.

1. History of Horsham Township. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Graeme Park. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
3. History of Willow Grove Naval Air Station. (Submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010

3. Horsham Township Marker

Looking south toward meeting house.

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 479 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.