Francis Daniel Pastorius - PLAQUE
Francis Daniel Pastorius founder of Germantown, 1651-1719, built here in 1683 on a lot 102 feet front a dugout *his first American home* in which, October 25, 1683, the thirteenth original settlers of Germantown drew lots for their new homes. He placed over the door this inscription: "Parva domus sed amica bonis, procul este prophani" "A little house but a friend to the good; keep away, ye prophane" at which his guest William Penn laughed.
Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryPrinceton University LibraryJohn Carter Brown Library, Brown UniversityDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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