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Newtown Township near Newtown Square in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

High Larches

c. 1734

 
 
High Larches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
1. High Larches Marker
Inscription.
Formerly called
Willow Dell Farm
Early Evan Lewis Tract
Dated 1724

 
Erected by Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureColonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Newtown Square Historical Preservation Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.
 
Location. 39° 59.151′ N, 75° 25.413′ W. Marker is near Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is in Newtown Township. It is on Boot Road 0.4 miles west of West Chester Pike (Pennsylvania Route 3), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 43 Boot Road, Newtown Square PA 19073, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania 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
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(Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Preston Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Lewis Barn Complex (approx. half a mile away); William Lewis House (approx. half a mile away); Bartram Bridge (approx. Ύ mile away); Clara Harlowe Barton (approx. 0.8 miles away); Betsy Ross (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mary Lyon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elizabeth Fry (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newtown Square.
 
High Larches Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 7, 2020
2. High Larches Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2020. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on November 5, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 8, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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