Pilger Ruh

 

1742

Pilger Ruh (Pilgram's Rest)

Named by Count

Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf

who with Conrad Weiser and

Morvavian Missionaries rested here

besides this spring (Ludwig's Brunne)

on their way to visit Shawnee Indians

in Wyoming Valley

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Lancaster Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 501) and Pilger Ruh Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB