Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Northampton

Getters Island

Getter's Island, previously known as Abel's Island, is a small island in the in , . It is best known as the location of the execution of Charles Getter, the last person to be publicly executed in Pennsylvania.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in the Delaware River in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Also known as: “Abel’s Island”, “Ables Island”, and “Getter’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Easton–Phillipsburg Toll Bridge and Easton House.

Bridge
Photo: Krevnasty, Public domain.
The is a modified Pennsylvania through truss bridge that carries U.S. Route 22 over the . The bridge is located between and in the .

Historic building
Photo: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as the Bachmann Publick House and George Taylor's Easton Property, is a historic inn and tavern located at in .

Place of worship
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include College Hill Residential Historic District and Easton.

Hamlet
Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
College Hill is a residential neighborhood in . The neighborhood is situated on the hill overlooking downtown Easton which was once known as Mount Lafayette, and before that, Mount Washington.

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of three cities, along with and , that are the urban population centers of the in eastern . In the Lehigh Valley, borders the Delaware River and to its east and to its southwest.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an urban town in northwest in the region of in the . was once a transportation hub where five train lines and three canals came together.

Getters Island

Latitude
40.69806° or 40° 41′ 53″ north
Longitude
-75.2027° or 75° 12′ 10″ west
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
87G6MQXW+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 575384698
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
5191040
Wiki­data ID
Q49638989
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Discover Getters Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Getters Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Getters Island”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as North End and Downtown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cornerstone Church and Lafayette College Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Getters Island”. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0.