Heidelberg Township near Womelsdorf in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Home and Grave of Conrad Weiser
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 12, 2010
1. Home and Grave of Conrad Weiser Marker
200 yards south from this spot is the home and grave of Conrad Weiser, Indian interpreter
Erected 1914 by Berks County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 40° 21.606′ N, 76° 10.314′ W. Marker is near Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Heidelberg Township. It is on Penn Avenue/Benjamin Franklin Highway (U.S. 422), on the right when traveling east. Marker is along the northern boundary of the Conrad Weiser Homestead. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Weiser Lane, Womelsdorf PA 19567, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. 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 walking distance of this marker: Conrad Weiser (a few steps from this marker); Tulpehocken Path (a few steps from this marker); Home of Conrad Weiser, 1729-1760 (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Is this Weiser's House? (about 700 feet away); Womelsdorf (approx. half a mile away); Womelsdorf War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Service Men (approx. half a mile away); Charming Forge (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Womelsdorf.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 12, 2010
2. Home and Grave of Conrad Weiser Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 12, 2010
3. Home and Grave of Conrad Weiser Marker
Looking east along US Hwy 422
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 12, 2010
4. Home of Conrad Weiser
Recent archeological excavations bring into question whether or not this was Weiser's home.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,283 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 6, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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