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

Historic Fallsington

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2020

1. Historic Fallsington Marker

Inscription. One of the first places settled in Pennsylvania, this village has retained a great many of the fine houses of its provincial period. The Friends Meeting organized in 1683 was attended by William Penn in 1701. The original building of 1692 stood near the site of the present Friends Meetinghouse.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1683.

Location. 40° 11.053′ N, 74° 49.199′ W. Marker is near Fallsington, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Falls Township. It is on New Falls Road just north of Tyburn Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Main St, Levittown PA 19054, 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 (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Falls Township World War Memorial (about 500 feet away); Moon Williamson Log House (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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31 Yardley Avenue (approx. 0.2 miles away); Falls Township World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); In Memory of Nate DeTample (approx. 0.3 miles away); Falls Township War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bolton Mansion (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fallsington.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2020

2. Historic Fallsington Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.