Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
De Benneville House
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
1. De Benneville House Marker
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1745.
Location. 40° 20.601′ N, 75° 45.708′ W. Marker is near Oley, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Oley Township. It is at the intersection of Memorial Highway and Blacksmith Road on Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1792 Memorial Hwy, Oley PA 19547, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fisher House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oley Moravians (approx. 2.2 miles away); Exeter Friends Meeting (approx. 2.4 miles away); Daniel Boone Homestead (approx. 4 miles away); Daniel Boone (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hopewell Village
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Another marker is no longer nearby. De Turk House (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . George DeBenneville - Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 20, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 15, 2015
2. De Benneville House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,368 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
