Solebury Township near New Hope in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Honey Hollow Watershed

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

1. Honey Hollow Watershed Marker

Inscription. A 700-acre watershed, managed for agriculture; first in the nation to show that cooperative action, with federal technical assistance, can shape land use. Conservation area here was formed in 1939 by six farms on Honey Hollow Creek, supported by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, to protect soil, water, and wildlife. A prototype for thousands of watersheds across the nation; named a National Historic Landmark in 1969.

Erected 1997 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 40° 22.365′ N, 75° 0.98′ W. Marker is near New Hope, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Solebury Township. It is on Upper York Road (Pennsylvania Route 263). The marker is located in Solebury Twp. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6355 Upper York Rd, New Hope PA 18938, 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,

New Netherland,

and 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: A different marker also named Honey Hollow Watershed (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Honey Hollow Watershed (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); The Shops (approx. 1.9 miles away); Samuel D. Ingham (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cock 'n Bull Restaurant (approx. 1.9 miles away); Golden Plough Inn (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Jamisons (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Waterway (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Hope.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 19, 2015

2. Honey Hollow Watershed Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.