Kreidersville in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Walking Purchase

Photographed by Laura Klotz, circa 2021

1. Walking Purchase Marker

Inscription. Measured 1737, according to a supposed Indian deed of 1686, granting lands extending a day-and-a-half walk. Using picked men to force this measure to its limit, Thomas Penn reversed his father's Indian policy, losing Indian friendship.

Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1737.

Location. 40° 43.278′ N, 75° 30.276′ W. Marker is in Kreidersville, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. It is at the intersection of Indian Trail Rd. (SR 3016) and Kohls Road on Indian Trail Rd. (SR 3016). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northampton PA 18067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Famous Indian Walk (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Mills of Allen Township (approx. 0.2 miles away); From Rails to Trails (approx. 1.1 miles away); Exploring the Corridor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hockendauqua Indian Town (approx. 2 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Colonel John Siegfried (approx. 2.1 miles away).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

2. Walking Purchase Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,233 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 14, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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