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Amity Township near Birdsboro in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Daniel Boone

1734 - 1820

 
 
Daniel Boone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
1. Daniel Boone Marker
Inscription. Famous pioneer and wilderness scout, who lived in this area his first 16 years. Born 3 miles northwest on site of Daniel Boone Homestead, State historical shrine.
 
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraExploration. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
 
Location. 40° 16.055′ N, 75° 45.664′ W. Marker is near Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Amity Township. It is on Benjamin Franklin Highway (U.S. 422) 0.2 miles east of Hillview Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 640 Benjamin Franklin Hwy, Birdsboro PA 19508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Penn (approx. 1.1 miles away); James Warren (approx. 1.8 miles away); Anthony Sadowski (approx. 1.8 miles away); William Bird, Esq. (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Anthony Sadowski (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Douglass Family
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(approx. 1.8 miles away); St. Gabriels (approx. 1.8 miles away); Swedish Pioneers (approx. 2 miles away).
 
Daniel Boone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
2. Daniel Boone Marker
Daniel Boone Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009
3. Daniel Boone Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,303 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 5, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 29, 2026