Harriton

Harriton is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Montgomery County, dedicated 1947.

Montgomery County · dedicated 1947 · 500 Harriton Rd.

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Built 1704 by Rowland Ellis; named by Richard Harrison, next owner. His son-in-law, Charles Thomson, Secretary of Continental Congress, lived here 1774 until his death in 1824.

5.3 miles from where Mary Roades lived in the 1690s

what this marker records spans 1704 to 1824, overlapping Mary Roades's years here

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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