Weissport in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jacob Weiss Memorial
Photographed By Don Morfe, August 2, 2015
1. Jacob Weiss Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Jacob Weiss Memorial. . In memory of Jacob Weiss, born in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1750. Pioneer, Patriot and Colonel in the American Revolution. This monument is situated 334 yards east of the spot where he built his log cabin in 1783, on the east bank of the Lehigh River. He founded Weissport in 1826 and it was named in his honor. Also to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who fought in the several wars from the Revolutionary to the World War, inclusive.
Erected by the secret organizations of Weissport and grateful friends of the bronze tablet donated by Mrs. Magina Kistler Mantz, in memory of her father P. J. Kistler, citizen of Weissport for many years. 1898-Nov. 11, 1925-1917
In memory of Jacob Weiss, born in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1750. Pioneer, Patriot and Colonel in the American Revolution. This monument is situated 334 yards east of the spot where he built his log cabin in 1783, on the east bank of the Lehigh River. He founded Weissport in 1826 and it was named in his honor.
Also to the memory of the soldiers and sailors who fought in the several wars from the Revolutionary to the World War, inclusive.
Erected by the secret organizations of Weissport and grateful friends of the bronze tablet donated by Mrs. Magina Kistler Mantz, in memory of her father P. J. Kistler, citizen of Weissport for many years.
1898-Nov. 11, 1925-1917
Location. 40° 49.792′ N, 75° 42.071′ W. Marker is in Weissport, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. Memorial is on White Street. The marker is located in Weissport Borough Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lehighton PA 18235, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Allen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Betty Mullen Brey (about 300 feet away); Fort Allen Well (about 400 feet away); The Hub in its Heyday (about
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