Exeter Township in Lorane in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lincoln Homestead
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015
1. Lincoln Homestead Marker
President Lincoln’s great-great grand-father Mordecai purchased Andrew Robeson’s land and built the stone house that stands about 1¼ miles south of here in 1733. Mordecai Lincoln served as Justice of the Peace of Philadelphia County from 1733 to 1736, and was a friend and colleague of George Boone Jr., uncle of the pioneer Daniel Boone. Abraham Lincoln referred to his ancestors from Berks County, Pennsylvania in letters.
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.
Location. 40° 17.833′ N, 75° 50.574′ W. Marker is in Lorane, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Exeter Township. It is on Perkiomen Avenue (U.S. 422) west of Lincoln Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5700 Perkiomen Avenue, Reading PA 19606, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopewell Village (approx. 2.4 miles away); Baumstown World War Memorial (approx. 2½
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Also see . . .
1. Mordecai Lincoln House (Lorane, Pennsylvania).
The Mordecai Lincoln House is a historic house in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania built c. 1733 by Mordecai Lincoln, the great-great-grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln. The house stands in the narrow valley of Hiester Creek on a 9-acre plot near the village of Lorane on Lincoln Road.(Submitted on March 24, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
2. Mordecai Lincoln Jr. - Find-a-Grave. Mordecai Jr. was the earliest direct Lincoln ancestor of the President to settle in Pennsylvania. With him came his brother, Abraham, the first of the Lincoln clan to bear that name. (Submitted on March 27, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015
2. Lincoln Homestead Marker
Photographed by Frankie, September 4, 2016
3. Mordecai Lincoln Home
Photographed by Frankie, September 4, 2016
4. Mordecai Lincoln Home
Photographed by Frankie, September 4, 2016
5. Historical Society of Berk Co. Marker
House built about 1733 by Mordecai Lincoln Gr-Gr Grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln. Historical Society of Berks Co. 1915
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,614 times since then and 112 times this year. Last updated on March 27, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2018. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
