Gray Stones

Gray Stones (HM259S)

Location: Morrisville, PA 19067 Bucks County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 13.086', W 74° 47.161'

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The first tract of land purchased by William Penn

—Starting point of the Indian Walk of 1737 —

Near this spot stood the white oak tree that marked the starting point of the survey of the first tract of land purchased of the Indians by William Penn July 15, 1682 on land in the tenure of John Wood and by him called Gray Stones over against the falls of the Delaware comprising all the land lying between the river Delaware and Neshaminy Creek south of a line drawn from the river at a point near the mouth of the Knowles creek nine miles north of here to the said Neshaminy Creek this line being the starting point of the Indian Walk of 1737
Erected and dedicated July 4, 1929 by the Bucks County Historical Society and citizens of this vicinity
GRAY STONES
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HM NumberHM259S
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Year Placed1929
Placed ByThe Bucks County Historical Society and citizens of the vicinity
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Date Added Monday, February 5th, 2018 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 518207 N 4451986
Decimal Degrees40.21810000, -74.78601667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 13.086', W 74° 47.161'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 13' 5.16" N, 74° 47' 9.6600000000001" W
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Area Code(s)215, 267
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 889-899 Crown St, Morrisville PA 19067, US
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