Kennett Township in Kennett Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Hannah

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 25, 2025

1. Indian Hannah Marker

Inscription. In the memory of the last of the Lenapes
Died 1802

Erected 1870 by George Washington Peirce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.

Location. 39° 52.45′ N, 75° 40.248′ W. Marker is in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Kennett Township. It can be reached from Longwood Road west of East Baltimore Pike (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Meadow Garden Trail, Kennett Square PA 19348, 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Victorian Marker, 1870 (a few steps from this marker); A Foreign Dignitary (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Italian Water Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Foreign Dignitary (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peirce's Woods (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Peirce's Woods (about 500 feet away); Peirce's Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peirce-du Pont House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennett Square.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Italian Water Garden (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Additional commentary.
1. About the memorial
This memorial is not a grave site; it is a memorial to Hannah Freeman. Several memorials to Ms. Freeman are located around southeastern Pennsylvania.

— Submitted October 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 25 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.