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

Site of the Original Potts House

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

1. Site of the Original Potts House Marker

Inscription.
Property Owners
Dr. Nicholas More · 1684
Nicholas More, Jr. & Sarah More · 1687
William Allen · 1711
William Walton · 1712
Isaac Walton · 1715
Thomas Potts · 1741
Joshua Potts · 1743
Jacob Tomkins · 1759
Susannah Longstreth · 1811
Nicholas Austin · 1816
Jacob Fretz · 1829
Frank Fretz · 1887
Frank Girard · 1923
Owen Davies · 1944
John Luddy · 1946
David Shtofman
& Ernest Welde, Jr. · 1967
Ernest Welde, Jr. · 1969
Hatboro Federal Savings · 1997

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 1684.

Location. 40° 10.429′ N, 75° 6.425′ W. Marker is in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is on York Road north of Lehman Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 229 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: John Harrison House (within shouting distance of this marker); Hatboro World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Library Company of Hatborough

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Union Library (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crooked Billet (about 800 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. Site of the Original Potts 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 232 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.