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 Sites • Charity & Public Work • Native 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 1,306 times since then and 129 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.