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

Crooked Billet

 
 
Crooked Billet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
1. Crooked Billet Marker
Inscription. Named for a tavern once standing nearby. Scene of Revolutionary War clash during British occupation of Philadelphia. Militia of Gen. John Lacey, assigned to cut off British supplies, encamped here on May 1, 1778, when, surprised by British troops, they were defeated and driven off with heavy losses.
 
Erected 1965 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1924.
 
Location. 40° 11.043′ N, 75° 6.026′ W. Marker is in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Meadowbrook Ave.. The marker is on the grounds of the Crooked Billet Elementary School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hatboro PA 19040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Crooked Billet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of the Crooked Billet (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hatboro World War I Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Union Library (approx. 0.8 miles away); Johnsville Naval Air Development Center
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(approx. 1˝ miles away); John Fitch's Steamboat (approx. 1˝ miles away); Warminster Community Park-Sandpiper (approx. 1˝ miles away); Horsham Friends Meeting Meeting House (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hatboro.
 
Crooked Billet Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
2. Crooked Billet Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 702 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Due to construction at the school the marker has been moved. Need new GPS location and updated photos. • Can you help?

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