Maxatawny Township near Kutztown in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Thompson Cabin
Ca. 1750
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2017
1. Thompson Cabin Marker
Exeter Township, Berks County, PA
in honor of
Sterling G. & Florence M. Zimmerman
with generous support from the
Grundsau Lodges.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 40° 30.613′ N, 75° 47.4′ W. Marker is near Kutztown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Maxatawny Township. It is on Luckenbill Drive 0.2 miles west of Kutztown Road, on the left when traveling west. Cabin and marker are on the grounds of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kutztown PA 19530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kutztown Airport (approx. Ό mile away); Clarence Schock (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wiesenberger Alumni Center (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Nathan C. Schaeffer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kutztown Army National Guard Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pennsylvania Dutch Ballads (approx. 0.6 miles away); Cider Making (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colouring Easter Eggs (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kutztown.
Also see . . . Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. (Submitted on July 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2017
2. Thompson Cabin and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
