Hatboro in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Harrison House

Built 1742

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025

1. John Harrison House Marker

Inscription.

Transfer of Ownership
Dr. John Crosley · 1745
John Harrison · 1746
Barthlemew Longstreth · 1749
Issac Longstreth · 1768
Martha Todd · 1787
William McGill · 1803
Dr. John H. Hill · 1829
Captain James Girdon · 1836
John Follansbee · 1840
James Hughes · 1841
Daniel Rorer · 1854
Philip Wunderle · 1914
Hatboro Federal Savings & Loan Assn. 1950

Erected by Hatboro Federal Savings & Loan Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.

Location. 40° 10.441′ N, 75° 6.415′ W. Marker is in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of York Road and Rorer Road, on the right when traveling north on York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 South 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: Site of the Original Potts House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hatboro World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Library Company of Hatborough (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Library (within

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shouting distance of this marker); The Crooked Billet (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of Crooked Billet Monument (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Crooked Billet (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Crooked Billet (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hatboro.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 8, 2025

2. John Harrison House Marker

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 161 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.