North East Township in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pennsylvania

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 2, 2015

1. Pennsylvania Marker

Inscription. Founded 1681 by William Penn as a Quaker Commonwealth. Birthplace of THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. 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. 42° 14.925′ N, 79° 46.072′ W. Marker is near North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is in North East Township. It can be reached from Interstate 90. Marker is located at the I-90 Pennsylvania Welcome Center at the eastern border of Pennsylvania. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Farm of William Crossgrove 1807 (approx. 1.2 miles away in New York); Farm of Alexander Cochran (approx. 2 miles away in New York); Hamilton Home (approx. 3 miles away in New York); "The Nation's Guest" (approx. 3.1 miles away in New York); Ripley Veterans' Roll of Honor Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away in New York); Birthplace of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (approx. 3.2 miles away in New York); Fire Alarm Bell (approx. 3.9 miles away); 22 East Main (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North East.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, July 2, 2015

2. Pennsylvania Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.