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Newlin Township near Coatesville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Here Rests Indian Hannah

~ Hannah Freeman ~

— The last living Native American in Chester County, PA —

 
 
Here Rests Indian Hannah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 30, 2015
1. Here Rests Indian Hannah Marker
Inscription.
Here Rests
Indian Hannah
The Last of the Lenni-Lenape
Indians in Chester County
who died in 1802

Marked by
Chester County Historical Society
1909

 
Erected 1909 by The Chester County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesCharity & Public WorkNative Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
 
Location. 39° 56.444′ N, 75° 43.614′ W. Marker is near Coatesville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in Newlin Township. Marker can be reached from Conley Drive, on the left when traveling north. This marker is in a posted no trespassing area - just North of Embreeville Road (PA Route 162) very near the KOA Campground... Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1755 Embreeville Rd, Coatesville PA 19320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Indian Hannah (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Walking the Line (approx. ¼ mile away); views of the past (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Star Gazers' Stone (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Mason & Dixon’s “Stargazing” Observatory (approx.
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0.4 miles away); remnants of the past (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Beale Bordley (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named views of the past (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coatesville.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Indian Hannah Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 30, 2015
2. Indian Hannah Marker
Indian Hannah Marker ~ Pathside image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 30, 2015
3. Indian Hannah Marker ~ Pathside
~ Another Indian Hannah Marker ~ image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Keith S Smith, March 30, 2015
4. ~ Another Indian Hannah Marker ~
Note the tall pines in the background here...that is the location of the burial place marker, just a short walk up a paved trail
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,275 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 30, 2015, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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