Warwick Township near Warminster in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Moland House

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

1. Moland House Marker

Inscription. Gen. Washington's headquarters Aug. 10-23, 1777, during the Neshaminy encampment of 11,000 troops. Here, the Marquis de Lafayette functioned for the first time as Major General at the Council of War on Aug. 21, and Count Casimir Pulaski of Poland met Washington for the first time. An experienced military commander, Pulaski was later appointed Brigadier General of mounted troops and is remembered as the "Father of the American Cavalry."

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, the George Washington Slept Here, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 10, 2008.

Location. 40° 14.158′ N, 75° 5.558′ W. Marker is near Warminster, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Warwick Township. It is on Old York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1641 Old York Road, Warminster PA 18974, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to the Moland House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Life on the Moland Farm (about

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300 feet away); Cross Roads (approx. half a mile away); John Kulick and Tristan Smith (approx. 0.7 miles away); Independence Hall Stones (approx. 0.7 miles away); 9/11 NYC Emergency Responders' Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Log College (approx. 1½ miles away); Holbert Racing (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Warminster.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

2. Moland House Marker

Moland House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

3. Moland House

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

4. Moland House

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 20, 2015

5. Moland House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.