Hatfield Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob Reed
Revolutionary America 1775-1783
Photographed by Vince Pupillo Jr, March 17, 2026
1. Jacob Reed Marker
Erected 2025 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 16.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 40° 17.634′ N, 75° 18.619′ W. Memorial is in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Hatfield Township. It is on Penn Avenue 0.2 miles south of Township Line Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3228 Penn Avenue, Hatfield PA 19440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Union Conference Center (approx. 1.3 miles away); Winfield S. Hancock (approx. 5.7 miles away); IndenHofen Farmstead (approx. 6½ miles away); Pearl S. Buck (approx. 6.6 miles away); Site of Jacob Wentz Tavern (approx. 6.6 miles away); Pearl S. Buck (1892 - 1973) (approx. 6.6 miles away); Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader (approx. 7 miles away); Former U.S. Post Office (approx. 7.8 miles away).
More about this memorial. The sign is situated at the entrance of a private driveway on Penn Avenue which is on the property of the former home of Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Reed. A notable business located on Penn Avenue is Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, considered to be the oldest extant roller coaster manufacturer in America.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2026, by Vince Pupillo Jr of Hatfield, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on March 18, 2026, by Vince Pupillo Jr of Hatfield, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
