Jacob Weiss was born in Philadelphia on September 16, 1750, became a pioneer, patriot, and colonel in the American Revolution, built a log cabin in 1783 on the east bank of the Lehigh River near the site later associated with him, and founded Weissport in 1826, which was named in his honor. The account also honors the memory of soldiers and sailors who fought in the several wars from the Revolutionary War through the World War, inclusive, and records that the bronze tablet was donated by Mrs. Magina Kistler Mantz in memory of her father P. J. Kistler, a citizen of Weissport for many years.