Bethel Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tulpehocken Path

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

1. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Inscription. An Indian path connecting the Iroquois capital at Shamokin, now Sunbury, with the Tulpehocken Valley, ran northwest through here. It was used by ambassadors to "Brother Onas," i.e., Wm. Penn and his successors.

Erected 1952 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 28.693′ N, 76° 17.73′ W. Marker is near Bethel, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Bethel Township. It is on Lancaster Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 501) near Schubert Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8555 Lancaster Ave, Bethel PA 19507, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Tulpehocken Path (here, next to this marker); Bethel (approx. ¼ mile away); In Honor of (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Bethel (approx. one mile away); Fort Henry (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named

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Fort Henry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pilger Ruh (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Pilger Ruh (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 7, 2018

2. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 6, 2015

3. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on November 10, 2020. 3. submitted on July 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.