Frankford in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The King's Highway

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2025

1. The King's Highway Marker

Inscription. Frankford
… this road was marked out in 1675 as
The King's Highway
and improved by the order of the Provincial Council in 1862.
William Penn traversed this road in going to his home of Pennsbury.

John Adams & other delegates to the Continental Congress passed over it in 1775.

Washington & his Army marched over it to its Victory at Yorktown in 1781.

Lafayette rode along as the National Quest in 1824.

Placed by History Society of Frankford in 1921.

Erected 1921 by History Society of Frankford.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, and the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1675.

Location. 40° 0.656′ N, 75° 5.314′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Frankford. It is at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Frankford Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: GNEAA (within shouting distance of this marker); Frankford Friends School (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Historical Society of Frankford (approx. 0.3 miles away); Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society (approx. 1.2 miles away); Corporal Michael J. Crescenz (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Micholas (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2025

2. The King's Highway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.