Gordonville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Settlement

Photographed by Shane Oliver, July 23, 2022

1. First Settlement Marker

Inscription. On September 10, 1710, a patent for 2000 acres of land surrounding this spot was granted by William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, to Daniel Fiere and Isaac Lefever. The patentees were from France and were Huguenots. Here they, with their mother, Madam Mary Fiere, and her family settled. These were the first white settlers in this part of Lancaster County. On account of an error in measurement the original patent was surrendered and a new patent for 2300 acres was granted on October 29, 1734. Within sight of this marker, Daniel Lefever, the son of Isaac Lefever and Catharine Fiere, his wife, was born. He was the first white child in the settlement.

Erected 1918 by The Pennsylvania Historical Commission and The Lancaster County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 10, 1710.

Location. 40° 0.465′ N, 76° 6.933′ W. Marker is in Gordonville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on London Vale Road north of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the Paradise Township Office near the Paradise Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 London Vale Road, Gordonville PA 17529, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leaman Place (approx. 0.3 miles away); Leaman Place Bridge (1893) (approx. half a mile away); A Very Old House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Soudersburg Methodist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Intercourse (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Intercourse (approx. 2.3 miles away); Leacock Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Kinzer (approx. 2½ miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Original Head Race & Water Turbine (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Shane Oliver, July 23, 2022

2. First Settlement Marker

Marker is located in front of the Paradise Township Office.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2022, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 539 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2022, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.