Willistown Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Okehocking Indian Town
By Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
1. Okehocking Indian Town Marker
The Chiefs
Pokhais, Sepopawny, and Muttagooppa
With their people of the Unami Group
* Their Totem * The Tortoise *
Of the Lenni – Lenape or Delawares
were moved from lower Ridley and Crum Creeks
by
WILLIAM PENN
To a tract of 500 acres on the North side of this road
East of Ridley Creek, the only
Indian Reservation
The proprietor ever established
1701
Erected 1924 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and The Chester County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.
Location. 39° 58.043′ N, 75° 28.882′ W. Marker is in Willistown Township, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. Marker is on West Chester Pike, on the left when traveling east
By Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
2. Okehocking Marker, Sign for the Okehocking Preserve
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Okehocking Land Grant (approx. 1˝ miles away); Parks are for People (approx. 2 miles away); Historic Sugartown (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bartram Bridge (approx. 2.8 miles away); William Lewis House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Squire Thomas Cheyney (approx. 3.2 miles away); William Lewis Barn Complex (approx. 3.2 miles away); Glen Mills (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willistown Township.
By Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
3. Okehocking Preserve Information Sign in front of Ridley Creek
By Willistown Township Parks, December 13, 2011
4. Okehocking Map
By Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
5. Okehocking Preserve Entrance
By Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
6. Important Bird Area
By Keith S Smith, January 7, 2012
7. Okehocking Indian Preserve
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2011. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 13 times this year. Last updated on November 5, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 7. submitted on January 20, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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