Lower Merion Township near Bryn Mawr in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Harriton
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
1. Harriton Marker
Erected 1963 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.
Location. 40° 1.997′ N, 75° 18.641′ W. Marker is near Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It is at the intersection of Old Gulph Road and Harriton Road on Old Gulph Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 922 Potts Ln, Bryn Mawr PA 19010, 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 and also 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: Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Baldwin School (approx. Ύ mile away); Harriton Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bartley Hall - 1956 (approx. 1½ miles away); Bartley Hall - 2002 (approx. 1½ miles away); Sullivan Hall - 1954
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Woodrow Wilson (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
2. Harriton Marker
Additional marker at the base-Historic 1704 Harriton House
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
3. Harriton House
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
4. Harriton House out buildings
Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015
5. Harriton House out buildings
Internet Archive
6. Harriton
This photo of Harriton appeared in The Life of Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress and Translator of the Bible from the Greek, by Lewis R. Harley, 1900.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 8, 2019
7. Hannah Harrison Thomson
This 1785 portrait of Hannah Thomson by Joseph Wright hangs at Tudor Place in Washington, DC.
Hannah Harrison Thomsons father, Richard, bought “Bryn Mawr” from Richard Ellis and renamed it “Harriton.” Hannah Harrison was born at Harriton in 1731 and married Charles Thomson in 1774. She died in 1807 and was buried in the cemetery at Harriton. Like her husband, her remains were moved to Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1838.
Hannah Harrison Thomsons father, Richard, bought “Bryn Mawr” from Richard Ellis and renamed it “Harriton.” Hannah Harrison was born at Harriton in 1731 and married Charles Thomson in 1774. She died in 1807 and was buried in the cemetery at Harriton. Like her husband, her remains were moved to Laurel Hill Cemetery in 1838.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 8, 2019
8. Charles Thomson
This 1785 portrait of Charles Thomson by Joseph Wright hangs at Tudor Place in Washington, DC.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on July 1, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 6, 7, 8. submitted on June 25, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
