When Philadelphians Were Cave Dwellers Along the Delaware

Illustration from Newspaper Archive "When Philadelphians Were Cave Dwellers Along the Delaware A Monument to Mark the Spot Where." Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, Nov 20, 1898 Philadelphia, PA Full PDF below

In 1682, John and Sarah Roberts became the first English-speaking residents of Moorestown when they began to live in their home where the Roberts Monument is presently located on County Route 537 at the intersection with Route 73.

Other Surnames: Hard, Butler, Morris, Carter, Penn, Pastorius, Arets, Hurder, Steygert, Dirk, Updegraff, Barclay, Coleman, Lay, Lownes, Scattergood, Cowperthwaite, Smith, Dickman, Drew.

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