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Upper Hanover Township near East Greenville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Palm

 
 
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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
1. Palm Marker
Inscription. Named for an old palm tree on hotel sign that stood in village. Founded 1716.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1716.
 
Location. 40° 25.418′ N, 75° 31.488′ W. Marker is near East Greenville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Upper Hanover Township. Marker is on Gravel Pike (Pennsylvania Route 29) north of Water Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 745 Gravel Pike, East Greenville PA 18041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 9/11 World Trade Center Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away); New Goshenhoppen Reformed Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Hereford Furnace (approx. 2.3 miles away); Frank N.D. Buchman (approx. 2.8 miles away); Goshenhoppen (approx. 3˝ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Greenville.
 
More about this marker. The marker is most likely a former village limits sign that
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has been moved to its nearly inaccessible location. It is similar in style to many extant town limits signs across Pennsylvania, but the contributor does not know its provenance.
 
Also see . . .  Palm, Pennsylvania at Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
Palm Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
2. Palm Marker
At left, nearly hidden among the shrubs
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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