Dingmans Ferry in Pike County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dingman's Ferry

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 11, 2014

1. Dingman's Ferry Marker

Inscription. Here was located one of the earliest ferries across the Delaware. Andrew Dingman in 1750 built the flatboat he used as a ferry with his own hand axe. Dingman was one of the pioneer settlers.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 41° 13.421′ N, 74° 52.222′ W. Marker is in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of Federal Road and Dingmans Turnpike on Federal Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dingmans Ferry PA 18328, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Dingmans Ferry (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Village of Bevans (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey); Bevans, New Jersey (approx. 2.1 miles away in New Jersey); Layton, New Jersey (approx. 2.4 miles away in New Jersey); Harnessing the Creek (approx. 2.6 miles away); Roosevelt's Tree Army (approx.

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2.6 miles away); Woodland Paradise (approx. 2.7 miles away); George W. Childs Park (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dingmans Ferry.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 11, 2014

2. Dingman's Ferry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,599 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.