Horsham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Horsham Township
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
1. Horsham Township Marker
Founded in 1717, comprises 16.5 square miles. Named for a town in Sussex, England. Site of Graeme Park, residence of Governor Sir William Keith 1717-1726. First autogiro flight in U.S. made here 1928, Pitcairn Field - site became U.S. Naval Air Station 1942.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1717.
Location. 40° 11.049′ N, 75° 7.927′ W. Marker is near Horsham, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Horsham Township. It is on Easton Road (Pennsylvania Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Marker is along Easton Road between the Horsham Friends Meeting House and Homestead Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Easton Road, Horsham PA 19044, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Horsham Friends Meeting Meeting House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Convair YF-2Y Sea Dart (approx. 1.3 miles away); Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" (approx. 1.3 miles away); McDonnell Douglas A4M "Skyhawk" (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Battle of Crooked Billet Monument (approx. 1.4 miles
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Also see . . . Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Keith S Smith, October 24, 2020
2. Horsham Township Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
3. Horsham Township Marker
Looking north.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
4. Horsham Township Marker
Looking south toward meeting house.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,320 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 24, 2023, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on March 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
