Montgomery Township near North Wales in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Winfield S. Hancock

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

1. Winfield S. Hancock Marker

Inscription. Outstanding Civil War general and hero of the Battle of Gettysburg, was born here Feb. 14, 1824. After 1828 he lived in Norristown, where he is buried.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1939.

Location. 40° 13.967′ N, 75° 14.304′ W. Marker is near North Wales, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Montgomery Township. It is on Bethlehem Pike (Pennsylvania Route 309) 0.2 miles south of Dekalb Pike (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 931 Bethlehem Pike, North Wales PA 19454, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keith House (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Atkinson Family (approx. 5.6 miles away); McDonnell Douglas A4M "Skyhawk" (approx. 5.6 miles away); Grumman F9F-2 "Panther"

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(approx. 5.6 miles away); Convair YF-2Y “Sea Dart” (approx. 5.6 miles away); Jacob Reed (approx. 5.7 miles away); Holbert Racing (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Also see . . .
1. Winfield Scott Hancock. (Submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Winfield S. Hancock - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

3. Winfield Scott Hancock at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2009

2. Winfield S. Hancock Marker

Looking north along Bethlehem Pike.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,127 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.