London Britain Township near Landenberg in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Minguannan Indian Town
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 16, 2012
1. Minguannan Indian Town Marker
Was Located Here
The Chief
Machaloha or Owhala
and his people
of the Unami Group
* Their Totem * The Tortoise *
of the Lenni-Lenape or Delawares
Sold To
William Penn
The Lands between Delaware River
and Chesapeake Bay to the Falls
of Susquehanna River
October 18, 1683
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 • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 18, 1683.
Location. 39° 44.775′ N, 75° 46.506′ W. Marker is near Landenberg, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in London Britain Township. It is at the intersection of London Tract Road and Sharpless Road, on the left when traveling south on London Tract Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Sharpless Rd, Landenberg PA 19350, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Chambers House (approx. 1.4 miles away in Delaware); Dorothy P. Miller: Champion of Preservation (approx. 1.4 miles away in Delaware); Arc Corner Monument Stone (approx. 1.7 miles away in Delaware); a different marker also named The Wedge (approx. 2 miles away in Delaware); Pioneer of Preservation (approx. 2.7 miles away in Delaware); Site of Post Mark'd West (approx. 2.8 miles away in Delaware); The Post Mark'd West (approx. 2.8 miles away in Delaware); Ebenezer United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away in Delaware).
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Wedge (was approx. 2 miles away in Delaware but has been replaced with
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 16, 2012
2. Minguannan Indian Town Marker
Photographed by Keith S Smith, November 16, 2012
3. Minguannan Indian Town Marker
Carrige step (Foreground) was used to disembark when attending church in your "Sunday Go to Meeting" clothes. Marker can be seen in background on left.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, February 21, 2014
4. Book Image-Manors of Chester County - William W. MacElree
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 17, 2021
5. Minguannan Indian Town Marker
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., March 17, 2021
6. Minguannan Indian Town Marker
This is a close-up of the sign, seen in photo 5, attached to far right of building.
London Tract Meeting House -- Donated in Memory of Ron Mitz -- 1729
(Marker is off camera, far to left.)
London Tract Meeting House -- Donated in Memory of Ron Mitz -- 1729
(Marker is off camera, far to left.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,223 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on March 12, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on February 21, 2014, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on March 17, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
