Falls Township near Morrisville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William Penn's Personal Sailing Barge

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2010

1. William Penn's Personal Sailing Barge Marker

Marker on right

Inscription.

The barge was typical of luxurious 17th century rivercraft. It would have been equally at home in the Seine, the Thames or the Delaware Rivers.

Length Overall: 27.6
Length Waterline: 25.3
Beam: 5.0 ¾
Draft Loaded: 1.3 ½
Displacement: 2330 lbs.
Built by: Southwest Boat Corporation
Southwest Harbor, Me. (July 1968)
Designed by: Charles Wittholz
315 Lexington Drive
Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Architects: Wassel & Pyros

Erected by Pennsbury Manor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 40° 8.05′ N, 74° 46.116′ W. Marker is near Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Falls Township. Marker can be reached from Pennsbury Memorial Road. Marker is at the Boat House, on the grounds of Pennsbury Manor. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville PA 19067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Best (here, next to this marker); Colonial Philadelphia Watercraft (here, next to this marker); William Penn, Shipbuilder (here, next to this marker); Colonial Shipbuilder's Tools

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(here, next to this marker); William Penn and His Indian Neighbors (here, next to this marker); Lenni-Lenape (Delaware) Indians (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named William Penn (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pennsbury (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morrisville.

Also see . . .
1. "Shipbuilding and Shipyards," in The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. (Submitted on April 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Pennsbury Manor. (Submitted on April 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

William Penn's Barge (reproduction) at Boat House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. William Penn's Barge (reproduction) at Boat House

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

3. William Penn's Barge (reproduction) at Boat House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 435 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 5, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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