Pine Grove in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Tulpehocken Path

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015

1. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Inscription. On other side of the creek, where the old road runs, the Tulpehocken Path entered the "Gaps of the Swatara." In 1743 Conrad Weiser, John Bartram, and Lewis Evans passed here for Onondaga with peace messages from Virginia to the Six Nations.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • 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 1743.

Location. 40° 33.557′ N, 76° 23.711′ W. Marker is in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on N Tulpehocken St.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 N Tulpehocken St (PA 125), Pine Grove PA 17963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jacob Gunkel's Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Boyer Home (approx. 1.1 miles away); Conrad Richter (approx. 1.1 miles away); M60A3 MBT (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of the 1st Reformed-Lutheran Church

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jacobs Church Pioneer and Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Grove.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015

2. Tulpehocken Path Marker

Pine Grove marker not far from Tulpehocken Path marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015

3. Pine Grove marker not far from Tulpehocken Path marker

First settlement surrounded by grove of pines, founded 1830

Street Banner-Welcome to Pine Grove Founded 1832 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, August 1, 2015

4. Street Banner-Welcome to Pine Grove Founded 1832

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 4, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.