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Caleb Pusey

 
 
Caleb Pusey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015
1. Caleb Pusey Marker
Inscription. An English-born Quaker and lastmaker, Pusey (1651-1727) purchased 250 acres from William Penn in 1681. As agent and grist mill manager for him, and colonial office holder, he was visited by Penn here.
 
Erected 1967 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
 
Location. 39° 51.096′ N, 75° 23.082′ W. Marker is in Upland, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is at the intersection of Race Street and Upland Road on Race Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brookhaven PA 19015, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pennock Log House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Caleb Pusey House (about 400 feet away); The Schoolhouse Museum (about 600 feet away); Finland (approx. 0.4 miles away); Martin Luther King, Jr. (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Martin Luther King, Jr.
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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Delaware County, Where Pennsylvania Began (approx. 1.3 miles away); Penn Landing (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Upland.
 
Caleb Pusey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015
2. Caleb Pusey Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 18, 2026