Hatboro in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Crooked Billet
1705
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025
1. The Crooked Billet Marker
probably the first of stone in the community, and here followed
his trade which gave Hatborough its name.
Later it became a tavern or "stage house"
on the Philadelphia-New York Post Road
and was known as the Crooked Billet.
In Washington's letter to Congress
in 1777 he mentions the "Billet Tavern."
Erected 1924 by Civic Committee of the Neighbors, Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 40° 10.55′ N, 75° 6.386′ W. Marker is in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on York Road north of Williams Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 S York Road, Hatboro PA 19040, 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 walking distance of this marker: John Harrison House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Original Potts House (about 800 feet away); Hatboro World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Union Library Company of Hatborough (approx.
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More about this marker. The marker is mounted on the front of a five-bay 1950s-era commercial strip mall, perhaps where the Crooked Billet Tavern once stood.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 95 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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