Walnutport in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

William Best

Johannes Wilhelm Bescht

Photographed by Laura Klotz, March 16, 2023

1. William Best Marker

Inscription. A native of Switzerland, William Best emigrated from the Palatinate area of Germany to America in 1738. He became the area's first settler after purchasing a tract of land between the Lehigh River and Bertsch Creek. He fought in the French and Indian Wars alongside his son. Some of his descendants were veterans of the Revolutionary War, and several became locktenders. The 1840 family farmhouse is still located at the intersection of North Best Avenue and Gap Streets.

2008 Northern Lehigh Future Focus

Erected 2008 by Northern Lehigh Future Focus.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1738.

Location. 40° 45.57′ N, 75° 35.654′ W. Marker is in Walnutport, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of Best Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 145) and Lehigh Gap Street, on the right when traveling north on Best Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnutport PA 18088, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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 walking distance of this marker: William Kuntz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Diamond Fire Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pennsylvania House Slate Exchange Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Walnutport (approx. half a mile away); Anchor Hotel (approx. half a mile away); Lehigh Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); Floating From Mine to Market (approx. 0.6 miles away); Lehigh River (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walnutport.

Distance view of marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, March 16, 2023

2. Distance view of marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.