Skippack Township near Harleysville in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

IndenHofen Farmstead

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2019

1. IndenHofen Farmstead Marker

Inscription.

Skippack was the first inland settlement of the Pennsylvania Germans. The house is one of the oldest in the Skippack Valley; built c.1713 by Gerhard and Hermanus IndenHofen on 440 acres. Both brothers signed the Skippack Road Petition in 1713. German Reformed services were held here, and later Gerhard secured a license for a public house. The farmstead is maintained by the Skippack Historical Society.

Erected by Skippack Township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1713.

Location. 40° 13.301′ N, 75° 23.295′ W. Marker is near Harleysville, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Skippack Township. It is at the intersection of West Skippack Pike (Pennsylvania Route 73) and Evansburg Road/Old Forty Foot Road, on the left when traveling west on West Skippack Pike. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1285 Evansburg Road, Harleysville PA 19438, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania

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and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Jacob Wentz Tavern (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fairview Village (approx. 4.2 miles away); Pennypacker's Mill and Mansion (approx. 4.3 miles away); Washington's Headquarters (approx. 4.3 miles away); Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg (approx. 4.6 miles away); Rittenhouse Farm (approx. 4.6 miles away); Rittenhouse Observatory (approx. 4.6 miles away); Muhlenberg House (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Perkiomen Bridge (was approx. 4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. IndenHofen Farm. Skippack Historical Society website entry (Submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Skippack, Pennsylvania.

IndenHofen Farmstead and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2019

2. IndenHofen Farmstead and Marker

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

IndenHofen Farmstead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2019

3. IndenHofen Farmstead

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,527 times since then and 185 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

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