Brooklyn Township near Kingsley in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Dennis Farm
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
1. The Dennis Farm Marker
Settled by Prince Perkins, a free African American Revolutionary War veteran who came from Conn. in 1793, the property has remained in his descendants' ownership for over 200 years. Granddaughter Angeline Perkins Dennis and husband Henry W. Dennis expanded the farm. It provides an understanding about free African American settlement and life in an integrated rural Pa. community and attests to the prevalent antislavery activity in northeastern Pa.
Erected 2015 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 41° 43.784′ N, 75° 45.502′ W. Marker is near Kingsley, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. It is in Brooklyn Township. It is on Creek Road 0.4 miles south of Charles Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsley PA
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Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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: Dennis Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Barn Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Dennis Farmhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); America250PA Semiquincentennial Bell (about 300 feet away); The Dennis Farm Stonewalls (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
2. The Dennis Farm Marker
More about this marker. The Dennis Farm is closed to public access except on designated days and for prearranged tours.
Also see . . . The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust. (Submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 4, 2025
3. The Historic Dennis Farm Info Marker
At entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
