Vera Cruz in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jasper Park Indian

By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

1. Jasper Park Indian Marker

Inscription. The name Jasper Park remains a legacy to the labors of the Indian Clan of Chief Lappawinze of the area Lenape Indians who mined Jasper for their tools and arrow heads in the early 1700's in the Jasper quarry pits in this park. This monument presented to the Upper Milford Township.

Erected 1992 by The Vera Cruz Community.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Natural Resources.

Location. 40° 30.521′ N, 75° 29.959′ W. Marker is in Vera Cruz, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. Marker is on Quary Drive South. The park is located off Vera Cruz Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Emmaus PA 18049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Indian Jasper Quarries (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Moore (approx. 1.2 miles away); Emmaus (approx. 2.3 miles away); Casting Pigs (approx. 4.9 miles away); Hereford Furnace (approx. 5 miles away); Servicing the Furnace (approx. 5 miles away); Lock Ridge Furnace (approx. 5 miles away); From Production to Preservation (approx. 5 miles away).

Jasper Park Indian Marker below the Indian Monument image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

2. Jasper Park Indian Marker below the Indian Monument

Jasper Park sign on Vera Cruz Road and Quarry Drive South image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

3. Jasper Park sign on Vera Cruz Road and Quarry Drive South

Indian Jasper Quarries Marker not far from the park image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, July 5, 2015

4. Indian Jasper Quarries Marker not far from the park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 12, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.