Allen Township near Northampton in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Famous Indian Walk

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Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

1. Famous Indian Walk Marker

Inscription. The famous Indian Walk of a day and a half from Wrightstown, Bucks County, to near the present Mauch Chunk was performed for the Penn Proprietors of Pennsylvania September 19-20, 1737 by Edward Marshall and his associates who slept at the end of the first day near Hockendauqua Indian town which was 1 ½ miles to the south and the next morning passed near this point. The survey line on the walking purchase was run later in 1737 a half mile east of this marker by Benjamin Eastburn, Surveyor General Pennsylvania.

Erected by Marked by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission and the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical 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 September 19, 1737.

Location. 40° 43.282′ N, 75° 30.273′ W. Marker is near Northampton, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is in Allen Township. It is on Indian Trail Road near Kohls Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4884 Indian Trail Rd, Northampton PA 18067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

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

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walking Purchase (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mills of Allen Township (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Rails to Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); Exploring the Corridor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hockendauqua Indian Town (approx. 2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 2.2 miles away); Colonel John Siegfried (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northampton.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

2. Famous Indian Walk Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,646 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on December 14, 2021, by Andrew Galbraith of Bellbrook, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.