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

Horsham Township

 
 
Horsham Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed 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.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceColonial EraPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.
 
Location. 40° 11.049′ N, 75° 7.927′ W. Marker is near Horsham, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Horsham Township. Marker is on Easton Road (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Marker is along Easton Road between the Horsham Friends Meeting House and Homestead Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Easton Road, Horsham PA 19044, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Horsham Friends Meeting Meeting House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Library (approx. 1˝ miles away); Hatboro World War I Memorial (approx. 1˝ miles away); Crooked Billet (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Crooked Billet (approx. 1.7 miles
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away); The Battle of the Crooked Billet (approx. 2.2 miles away); Keith House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Log College (approx. 2.7 miles away).
 
Also see . . .  Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Horsham Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, October 24, 2020
2. Horsham Township Marker
Horsham Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
3. Horsham Township Marker
Looking north.
Horsham Township Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
4. Horsham Township Marker
Looking south toward meeting house.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 937 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   2. submitted on June 24, 2023, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.   3, 4. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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