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The Birth of Pennsylvania, a portrait of William Penn (standing with document in hand), who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a refuge for Quakers after receiving a royal deed to it from King Charles II. The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of present-day ...
Guided tours of the LaPorte house take place seasonally, as well as a self-guided tour of over 20 acres (81,000 m 2) of the original settlement, including several outbuildings of the LaPorte Farm. French Azilum is managed by French Azilum, Inc., a non-profit corporation founded in 1954, and is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and ...
Early Welsh Quaker settlers in one of William Penn's two planned "new towns" built this meeting house in 1711. Thomas Story House: Upper Roxborough, Philadelphia: 1717/84 House The home is described by its current owner as “Dutch Medieval,” owing to the Germanic styling found throughout.
Logstown and other Native American villages, most circa 1750s. The riverside village of Logstown (1726?, 1727–1758) also known as Logg's Town, French: Chiningue [1]: 356 (transliterated to Shenango) near modern-day Baden, Pennsylvania, was a significant Native American settlement in Western Pennsylvania and the site of the 1752 signing of the Treaty of Logstown between the Ohio Company, the ...
Madame Montour's village of Otstonwakin or Ostuagy was an important location during the settlement of what is now Lycoming County.Her village at the mouth of Loyalsock Creek on the West Branch Susquehanna River was a stopping point for the Moravian missionaries who were spreading the gospel throughout the wilderness of Pennsylvania during the 1740s.
Historic buildings located here include early settlement period log cabins, which were built between 1723 and 1750; buildings related to the Charming Forge community, which existed between 1749 and 1895; an early 18th century cemetery and early 19th century church; buildings related to 18th and 19th century farming operations; and structures ...
PA 199 (old U.S. 220) at Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens Roadside Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Military, Native American Azilum: May 12, 1947: U.S. 6, 4.5 miles N of Wyalusing at lookout Roadside Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration Azilum: May 12, 1947: Junction U.S. 6 & Pa. 187 at Wyox
English: Map of the early settlements of Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Published 1862, but shows landholdings c. 1790 when Delaware County separated from Chester County. Library of Congress Metadata follows: Title Map of the early settlements of Delaware County, Penna. Contributor Names Smith, George, 1804-1882. Ashmead, Henry Buckley.