Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
De Turk House
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
1. De Turk House Marker
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 23.018′ N, 75° 47.197′ W. Marker was near Oley, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It was in Oley Township. It was at the intersection of Memorial Hwy. (PA 73/662), and DeTurk Road on Memorial Hwy. (PA 73/662),. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Oley PA 19547, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Oley Moravians (approx. 0.9 miles away); De Benneville House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Fisher House (approx. 3.2 miles away); Exeter Friends Meeting (approx. 4.9 miles away); Fleetwood Metal Body Company (approx.
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Additional commentary.
1. Missing Marker
14 August 2021 - we scouted this whole area and used photographs that were on the database to attempt to find this marker. The marker appears to be missing. We did travel down deTurk road and found the historical house but no marker.
— Submitted August 16, 2021, by Kathy Hontz of Bangor, Pennsylvania.
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
2. De Turk House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,034 times since then and 76 times this year. Last updated on August 16, 2021, by Kathy Hontz of Bangor, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
