Willistown Township near Newtown Square in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Okehocking Land Grant
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Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
1. Okehocking Land Grant Marker
Land Grant
Historic District
~ c. 1703 ~
National Register of Historic Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1703.
Location. 39° 59.377′ N, 75° 28.775′ W. Marker is near Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Willistown Township. It is at the intersection of Goshen Road and Plumsock Road, on the right when traveling east on Goshen Road. This marker is one of several around the Land Grants perimeter; this one is located next to Willistown Friends Meeting House & Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7040 Goshen Rd, Newtown Square PA 19073, 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 are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Okehocking Indian Town (approx. 1½ miles away); Historic Sugartown (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bartram Bridge (approx. 2.3 miles away); William Lewis House (approx. 2.6 miles away); William Lewis Barn Complex (approx. 2.7 miles away); Site of Paoli Massacre
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Also see . . . Okehocking Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
The Okehocking Indian Land Grant Historic District is locally significant for the way in which its architecture and farmland reveal the history of its settlement and growth over 240 years,1700-1940. In the early 1700's, the Okehockings were granted a 500-acre tract by the Proprietary which forms the core of the proposed District. This tract was quickly surrounded by second and third generation Quaker settlers, who eventually took over the Indian land after it was vacated.(Submitted on February 11, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)
Additional commentary.
1. Another similar marker
A copy of this marker is along PA 3 at Rita Reves Park, 1040 Garrett Mill Road, Willistown Township, Newtown Square 19073, at eastern end of PA 926.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
2. Okehocking Land Grant Marker next to cemetery wall
— Submitted November 5, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland.
Photographed by Keith S Smith, December 13, 2011
3. This Okehocking marker is One mile west 39.983859,-75.494619
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 891 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 14, 2011, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
