Hessian Camp
Hessian Camp is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Reading, Berks County, dedicated 1949.
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Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.
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Historical maps covering this location
- 1776 · New England. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1780 · A new and accurate map of the province of Pennsylvania in North America, from the best… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1782 · Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1796 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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