| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Bainbridge — Conoy Indian Town |
| | From about 1718-1743, the Conoy Indian Tribe had its settlement slightly to the west of here. Closely related to the Nanticoke Tribe, with whom they eventually merged, the Conoy Indians gradually migrated into Pennsylvania from the area of Chesapeake Bay. — Map (db m5759) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Bainbridge — Samuel S. Haldeman — (1812 - 1880) |
| | The internationally known scientist and philologist was born one-quarter mile south, in the mansion at Locust Grove. Built 1811 by his grandfather, John B. Haldeman, this was the younger man's home until he moved to Chickies, seven miles south, in 1835. Author of over 150 books and scientific papers, Haldeman taught and lectured widely. — Map (db m5760) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Christiana — Christiana Riot Monument |
| | (East Face) In Commemoration of the “Christiana Riot” September 11, 1851, and the Treason Trials Sept. 29 – Dec. 17, 1851.
(North Face) Indicted for Treason US Circuit Court E.D. Pa. Aug. 1 1851: (list of 38 names).
(West Face) Tried Nov. 24, – Dec. 11, 1851, Castner Hanway, “Not Guilty.” He suffered for Freedom.
(South Face) Killed: Edward Gorsuch, he died for Law. Wounded: Dickson Gorsuch. father and son . . . — Map (db m5897) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Christiana — The Christiana Riot |
| | The 1850 federal Fugitive Slave Act strengthened the position of slave-owners seeking to capture runaways. Pursuing four escaped slaves, Maryland farmer Edward Gorsuch arrived Sept. 11, 1851, at the Christiana home of William Parker, an African American who was giving them refuge. Neighbors gathered, fighting ensued, and Gorsuch was killed. This incident did much to polarize the national debate over the slavery issue. — Map (db m5715) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Christiana — William C. Sproul |
| | Governor of Pennsylvania, 1919-23, was born .4 mile SW, in 1870. The house is marked. His term is noted for road building, the Edmonds Act improving the public school system, and the creation of the Department of Welfare. He died near Chester in 1928. — Map (db m5714) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Columbia — 40th Parallel |
| | Maryland's charter, granted in 1632, included old Philadelphia since it made the 40th parallel, which crosses the river near this point, her northern boundary. This charter conflicted with the charter given William Penn in 1681. After more than eighty years of legal disputes, a survey in 1763-67 fixed the boundary at the 39-43' parallel. This boundary acquired national fame as the Mason and Dixon line. — Map (db m15042) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Columbia — Columbia |
| | Originally Wright's Ferry, founded by John Wright in 1726. An early center for turnpike, canal, and railroad activity, at an important Susquehanna River crossing. First bridge built in 1812. — Map (db m5083) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Columbia — Columbia |
| | In 1726 Quaker John Wright built a log house in an area first granted to George Beale by William Penn 25 years earlier. Wright established a ferry at this natural crossing point on the Susquehanna in 1730. Originally known as Wright's Ferry, the town's formal layout occurred in 1788. Citizens renamed it Columbia in honor of Columbus hoping the new name would influence Congress in 1790 to name it the nation's capital, but it fell one vote short. In 1814 Columbia became an incorporated Borough, . . . — Map (db m5762) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Columbia — Lincoln Highway |
| | The country's first coast-to-coast highway was established in 1913 by the Lincoln Highway Association, largely by improving and linking existing roads between New York and San Francisco. The highway changed the way people traveled and the landscape of nearby towns. Industries such as filling stations, tourist cabins, and restaurants sprang up along the highway. In 1925, much of the route through Pennsylvania became Route 30. — Map (db m5761) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Conestoga — Conestoga Indian Town |
| | The Conestoga Indians lived in scattered settlements along this stream. They were the last of the once mighty Susquehannocks. Their final location was the Conestoga Indian Town which was along the road leading to Creswell. William Penn visited the Conestoga Indians in 1701. The remnants of this tribe were massacred by the Paxton boys in December 1763. — Map (db m5766) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Ephrata — Brothers' House Complex |
| | The Brothers' House (Bethania) was built on this site in the spring of 1746. Although it is difficult to determine the actual height of the building, the Brothers' House was probably a four-and-one-half story half-timber structure that measured seventy-four feet long from east to west and thirty-four feet wide from north to south. The Chronicon, the communal society's diary, tells us: “The house was so durably joined together by posts, beams, and joists that you will hardly find . . . — Map (db m23082) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Ephrata — Ephrata Cloister |
| | Surviving restored buildings of the Seventh Day Baptist community founded by Conrad Beissel. Original buildings erected between 1735 and 1749. Administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission — Map (db m8264) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Ephrata — Ephrata Cloister |
| | Surviving buildings of the famous Ephrata community of Seventh Day Baptists, founded by Conrad Beissel, 1732. Turn to the right here to see this State historic shrine. — Map (db m8266) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Ephrata — Home of Conrad Beissel — 1691 - 1768 — A Landmark of American Music |
| | Founder and superintendent of the
Ephrata Cloister. Conrad Beissel was one
of America's earliest composers of hymns
and anthems, organizer and teacher of
the cloister singing school and publisher
of America's first book of original
compositions, Turtel-Taube, 1747. — Map (db m22442) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Gap — Great Minquas Path |
| | An Indian trail, which was later the original Conestoga Road, passed through Gap, half a mile south of here. Over it, in the 17th century Minquas(Conestoga) Indians carried quantities of beaver skins from the Susquehanna Valley to trading post near Philadelphia. — Map (db m5718) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Gap — William Chester Ruth — (1882-1971) |
| | African American inventor who opened a blacksmith and machine shop here in 1923. He did metal work and repairs, primarily for Pennsylvania German farmers. Ruth designed and patented many agricultural devices, most notably his 1928 baler feeder. He also applied his talents to designing and building military devices. An esteemed community member, he was spiritual leader at the Church of Christ in Ercildoun, where he lived. — Map (db m5717) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Andrew Ellicott — (1754 - 1820) |
| | Surveyor, mathematician, astronomer. Secretary, Pennsylvania Land Office, 1801-08. In 1803, while living here, he taught Meriwether Lewis surveying and navigation skills. Helped survey & draw boundaries of New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. & elsewhere. — Map (db m5171) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — At Rockford near here lived & died General Edward Hand, M.D. |
| | Soldier of the Revolution, Adjutant General & friend of Washington. Born in Clydruff, Ireland. He first fought for British rights, then for American liberty. Lancaster County's Historical Society erected this tablet Sept. 20, A.D. 1912, to honor a soldier, statesman and gentleman and all of the County's sons, who fought in freedom's holy cause. — Map (db m5231) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Bailey's Printshop |
| | Francis Bailey, official printer to both the U.S. Congress and the Commonwealth, operated a printing office on this site from 1773 to 1780. Here, he produced many historic imprints including Thomas Paine's "Crisis No. 4." — Map (db m5159) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Captain Stephen Chambers — 1753 - 1789 |
| |
Officer in Revolutionary War
Delegate to the State Convention
which ratified the Constitution
of the United States
trustee of Franklin College
Worshipful Master of Lancaster
Lodge No. 43 F. and AM
Member of Lancaster Bar and
Vestryman of St. James Church — Map (db m5208) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Central Market |
| | The red brick market building directly before you is the oldest publicly owned, continually operated market in the United States, representing a Lancaster tradition since 1730. This building, which was constructed in 1889 by John Berger, is Romanesque in style and features two towers. The structure is well designed for light, ventilation, and cleaning, and has a straight forward arrangement of stalls and aisles. On July 12, 1972 the U.S. Department of the Interior declared the Central Market a . . . — Map (db m5152) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Charles Demuth |
| | Born in Lancaster, Nov. 8, 1883. Demuth achieved international fame for his precise modernist paintings including "My Egypt" and "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold." He traveled in the U.S. and abroad but resided after 1889 in this house. Here he died in 1935. — Map (db m5202) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Colonel Matthias Slough — 1733-1812 |
| |
Officer in Revolutionary War
Member of General Assembly
Coroner who presided at inquest
of Paxton Massacre
Proprietor of White Swan Tavern
Member of St. James Church — Map (db m5212) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Colonial Mansion |
| | This house, of true Georgian style, was built about 1750. The ground was purchased by Thomas Poultney, merchant, in 1749, John Passmore, first mayor of Lancaster, occupied the house at one time. — Map (db m5226) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Conestoga Navigation Company |
| | A slackwater canal between Lancaster and Safe Harbor, built following the company's incorporation in 1825, facilitated access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and other ports. This canal's 18-mile course included nine sets of locks and dams; Lock No. 1 was here. The company's name varied after 1837; financial problems mounted, and the last lock fees were collected in 1872. Later, between 1913 and 1946, surviving dams were used to generate electricity. — Map (db m5327) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Early Architecture |
| | This one and a half story house is typical of the architecture during the period of early settlement of Lancaster, dating from 1730. Most of the local houses in 1800 were of this style. — Map (db m5168) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Early Transportation Routes |
| | King Street
Throughout Lancaster City's history, king Street has been a major throughfare between Philadelphia and points west. In 1733 work commenced on the King's Highway, now Route 340. This highway began at the square extended eastward on King Street and continued on to Philadelphia. Although the highway improved travel between Lancaster and Philadelphia, the dirt roadbed became impassable in inclement weather. In 1792 the State chartered the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike Company . . . — Map (db m5153) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Edward Shippen — 1703 - 1781 |
| |
Chairman of
Committee of Correspondence
During American Revolution
Chief Burgess of Lancaster at time
of Paxton Massacre
Judge of the County Court
One of Founders and a Trustee
of Princeton University
Grandfather of Peggy, wife of
Benedict Arnold
Vestryman of St. James Church — Map (db m5207) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — First Presbyterian Church |
| | Congregation traces its origin to 1742. The first regular pastor was Rev. John D. Woodhull, Revolutionary patriot. First building completed here in 1770; present edifice dedicated 1851. James Buchanan, 15th President of the U.S., was a member. — Map (db m5224) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — First Reformed Church |
| | Congregation of German, Swiss, and French settlers was formed about 1729. Log church here, Lancaster's first, 1736. Stone building, 1753; brick church, 1854. Rev. Philip Otterbein, Rev. William Hendel, Dr. Henry Harbaugh were eminent pastors. — Map (db m5205) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Fulton Opera House |
| | Built in 1852 and named Fulton Hall in honor of Robert Fulton. It is considered an excellent example of the 19th century "Opera House." For more than 75 years, every major star of the American theatre appeared on its stage. — Map (db m5170) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — General Edward Hand — 1744 - 1802 |
| |
Lancaster's leading soldier During Revolutionary War
Friend and Companion-in-Arms
of Gen. George Washington
Member of Continental Congress
Chief Burgess of Lancaster
Warden and Vestryman
of St. James Church
Rock Ford his Lancaster home
now a National Historical Site — Map (db m5211) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — George Ross |
| | Soldier, ardent patriot, jurist, and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, settled at Lancaster about 1751. Site of his country house, now marked by monument, is on Ross Street, nine blocks north. Died 1779. — Map (db m5227) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Historic Site in Journalism |
| | Lancaster Newspapers, published on this site of Francis Bailey's colonial printshop, trace their roots to the Lancaster Journal of 1794. the Journal was published and edited by William Hamilton and Henry Willcocks. It merged with the Intelligencer, founded in 1799, which today is the thirteenth oldest newspaper in the United States. In 1880, Intelligencer publishers and attorneys W. Uhler Hensel and Andrew J. Steinman successfully pursued a landmark press freedom case before the Pennsylvania . . . — Map (db m5160) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Holy Trinity Lutheran Church |
| | Founded in 1730. a session for an Indian treaty was held in the original church building in 1762. The present edifice was dedicated in 1766. Here are interred the remains of Thomas Wharton (1778) and Gov. Thomas Mifflin (1800). — Map (db m5124) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Home Site of Col. William Henry — 1729 - 1786 |
| | Prominent patriot
Master rifle maker
Enterprising and
successful
experimenter in
steam navigation — Map (db m5156) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Isaac Long Barn |
| | The United Brethren in Christ, and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, trace their origin to the joint efforts of Rev. Philip w. Otterbein of the German Reformed Church and Martin Boehm, a Mennonite preacher, as a revival held here about 1767. The barn stands a mile and a half to the north. — Map (db m8267) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — James Buchanan |
| | Lawyer, statesman, diplomat, and fifteenth President of United States, lies buried in this cemetery, about 350 yards southeast. His home, Wheatland, located on Marietta Avenue, is marked with a bronze tablet. — Map (db m5117) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — James Hale Steinman, A.B., LL. B., LL.D. |
| | October 22, 1886 - December 31, 1962
Graduate of the Yeates School, The Hotchkiss School, Yale University
University of Pennsylvania School of Law
President and publisher of Lancaster newspapers
Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company
Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.
Treasurer, American Newspaper Publishers Association
Director of printing and publishing division, War Production Board in World War II
Division Adjutant, 79th Pennsylvania Division . . . — Map (db m5163) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — James Hazlett Binns |
| | 1912 - 1985
Industrialist • Patriot • Humanitarian • Mentor
He rose from sales trainee to become president and chairman of Armstrong World Industries, a director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers. A leader in the revitalization of Downtown Lancaster, he exemplified the belief that individuals and businesses are responsible for the well-being of their communities. — Map (db m5324) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Jasper Yeates — 1746 - 1817 |
| |
Member of
Committee of Correspondence
During Revolution
Judge of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania
Delegate to the State Convention which
Ratified the Constitution of
the United States
Man for Whom
Yeates School was named
Warden and Vestryman of
St. James Church — Map (db m5209) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — John Durang — (1768 - 1822) |
| | The first American-born professional stage performer, Durang gained fame as a dancer, actor, clown, musician, acrobat, choreographer, and puppeteer. Born in Lancaster near here, he performed in the northeastern US, eventually founding his own company and a theatrical dynasty. — Map (db m5169) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — John Frederick Steinman, Ph. B., LL. D. |
| | August 21, 1884 - December 23, 1980
Graduate of the Yeates School, the Hotchkiss School, and Yale University
Publisher and chairman of the board of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.
Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company
Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.
Trustee, Lancaster General Hospital
Through the John Frederick Steinman Foundation, benefactor of
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster County Association for the Blind
Lancaster Country Day School . . . — Map (db m5162) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Joseph Simon — (1712 - 1804) |
| | Jewish pioneer and merchant, Simon played a significant role in the development of central and western PA. He participated in expeditions as far as the Mississippi and helped establish Lancaster as a center for exploration, trade & settlement. During the American Revolution, Simon supplied the Continental Army with arms and equipment. Simon's home near here was one of the first centers of Jewish worship west of Philadelphia. — Map (db m5119) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Lancaster City |
| | Penn Square
Since its establishment in 1730, Lancaster City has been a bustling, vibrant community with a rich history. Founded by James Hamilton, an English businessman, the city was designed to be the county seat, with a Courthouse placed in the center of town, where the Soldier and Sailors monument now stands.
• City Hall, built in 1794, was located where the Lancaster Cultural History Museum now stands. City Hall housed both State and County offices, and from 1799-1812 City Hall . . . — Map (db m5201) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Lancaster County |
| | Formed on May 10, 1729 out of Chester County. Named for Lancashire in England. County seat, Lancaster, was chartered a borough in 1742; a city in 1818. It was the State capital, 1799-1812. County is noted for its rich farmland and ethnic diversity. — Map (db m5203) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Major John Light — 1755-1834 |
| |
Served throughout the
Revolutionary War
Fought in Battles of
Lake Champlain
Princeton and Yorktown
Chief Burgess of Lancaster
Member of St. James Church — Map (db m5213) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Mathias Roeser |
| | Here from 1740 to 1771 lived one of colonial America's most important gunsmiths. His work was central to development of the Pennsylvania rifle. Other family members and an apprentice, William Henry, Sr., became leading gunsmiths & supplied arms to the patriot cause in the Revolution. — Map (db m5167) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Military Stables and Barracks |
| | This long building was used as military stables during the Revolution. On opposite side of street, stood the Barracks where British and Hessians were imprisoned during that period. — Map (db m5122) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Old Center Square (Penn Square) |
| | Indian wigwams, a hickory tree, and a spring - that was old center square "Hickory Town" prior to 1730. In that year, however, significant changes occurred as Andrew and James Hamilton laid out Lancaster Townstead with an open square. Streets crossing at right angles, and three plots designated for a courthouse, a jail, and a market area. In 1744, several hundred indians from the six most powerful, confederated tribes of the middle Atlantic indians signed the Treaty of Six Nations with colonial . . . — Map (db m5151) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Old Courthouse |
| | In 1739, the small brick courthouse of old Lancaster, one of the first in America, was completed. The two story courthouse was constructed in the center of the square and provided a courtroom on the first floor, and a council chamber and small storage rooms on the second floor. Small panes of leaded glass formed the windows, while atop the shingled roof sat a steeple and belfry. Every fall for 45 years, a colorful group of English and German churchmen, Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and Quakers . . . — Map (db m5134) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Pennsylvania Medical Society |
| | Founded April 11, 1848, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on this site. Its purpose was to foster the advancement of medical knowledge, relieve suffering and promote the health of the community. Samuel Humes, M.D., of Lancaster was the first president. — Map (db m5206) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Reynolds House |
| | Birthplace and residence of Major General John F. Reynolds of the Army of the Potomac. Killed on the morning of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, his body lies buried in Lancaster Cemetery. — Map (db m5165) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Robert Coleman — 1749 - 1825 |
| | Associate Judge of Lancaster County
Member of Legislature
Delegate to State Convention which
Ratified the Constitution of
the United States
Ironmaster of Lancaster County
Warden and Vestryman of St. James Church
Father of Ann - Buried second memorial to right
Ann was beloved of James Buchanan
15th President of the United States
Also father of Sarah - Buried fifth memorial to right
Sarah was beloved of Wm. Augustus Muhlenberg
Co-Rector of St. James Church — Map (db m5210) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Rock Ford |
| | Name of Colonial mansion of Edward Hand. Adjutant General of the Continental Army, and notable Lancaster physician. George Washington was entertained here in 1791. The old mansion is about a half mile to the southeast. — Map (db m5229) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Ruamie Hill Binns |
| | 1914 - 2002
Civic Leader • Volunteer • Philanthropist • Friend
She shared her talents and her spirit with Lancaster for six decades, including leadership roles in family and children's services, the Junior League, the Community Chest, the Lancaster General Hospital, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Music. A longtime downtown resident, she lived every day to the fullest and greeted every person as a friend. — Map (db m5323) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — S. Dale Kaufman — (1911 - 1977) |
| | S. Dale Kaufman, senior partner in the architectural firm of Haak, Kaufman, Reese and Beers, was the principle architect in the nationally recognized restoration of this market which captured the 1976 H.U.D. honor award for design excellence. A resident of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, for over 30 years, Kaufman was an outstanding civic leader and served 29 years in the U.S. Corps of Engineers, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. his wisdom in initiating as few design modifications to the building as . . . — Map (db m5157) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Shippen House |
| | Site of house occupied 1751-1781, by Edward Shippen; lawyer, judge, Chairman Committee of Observation, and grand-father of Peggy Shippen Arnold. An earlier occupant was Thomas Cookson, first Burgess of Lancaster Borough. — Map (db m5225) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Simon Snyder |
| | Born, 1759, on this site. Governor of Pennsylvania for three terms, 1808-17. His strong appeal for a call to arms, and defense of sound currency, during War of 1812, are noteworthy. Died in 1819 at Selinsgrove. — Map (db m5120) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| | Directly before you in the square stands the soldiers and sailors monument, erected in 1874 by the Lancaster County Monumental Association to honor the brave men and women of Lancaster County who died to save the Union during the Civil War. The monument is constructed of white granite in the Gothic style, and depicts men on pedestals at each corner from four branches of the Armed Service: Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry and Navy. Overlooking all stands the genius of Liberty, her sword pointing . . . — Map (db m5129) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — St. James' Church (Episcopal) |
| | Founded 1744. Original structure built 1746-53; this building begun 1820. George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was vestryman. Buried here are the patriots Edward Shippen, William Atlee, Edward Hand, and Jasper Yeates. — Map (db m5204) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Thaddeus Stevens |
| | Lawyer, congressman, defender of free public schools, abolitionist, lies buried in the rear of this cemetery. He believed in the "Equality of man before his Creator." Resided in Lancaster from 1842 until his death, 1868. — Map (db m5228) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Wheatland |
| | Home of President James Buchanan from 1849 to his death is a few blocks away. Statesman and diplomat, as Member of Congress, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and Minister to England. Elected President in 1856. — Map (db m5232) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Wheatland |
| | The home of James Buchanan, statesman, diplomat and the fifteenth President of the United States (1857 -61), is located on Marietta Avenue, seven blocks south. Buchanan maintained Wheatland as his home from 1848 until he died there on June 1, 1868. — Map (db m5233) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — William Augustus Atlee — 1735-1793 |
| |
Chairman of Committee of Safety
during American Revolution
Chief Burgess of Lancaster
Judge of first Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania
Warden and Vestryman of
St. James Church — Map (db m5214) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Witmer's Tavern |
| | One of the best surviving structures of its type. Original east end built about 1725 by Benjamin Witmer, agent for the London Land Company. Passed on to his son, tavern-keeper John Witmer. Enlarged by Henry Witmer, 1773. Family was prominent in many early enterprises, including the Philadelphia-Lancaster Turnpike (1792), bridge over the Conestoga (1800), and first Columbia-Wrightsville bridge (1812). — Map (db m8269) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — World War I Memorial — Spirit of the American Doughboy |
| | Dedicated to
The men and women
of the Seventh Ward
Lancaster, PA.
who by their patriotism
courage and devotion
helped win
The World War
1914 - 1918
for humanity, liberty and righteousness
erected by the
Citizens of the Seventh Ward — Map (db m5325) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Elmer Holmes Bobst |
| | His generosity interest in human welfare and love for Lititz, his boyhood home, made possible the restoration and development of this park.
Established in 1843 by the Moravian Congregation, the park was given to the community of Lititz in 1956. — Map (db m5318) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — In Grateful Recognition to All Veterans |
| | who preserved the freedom won by America's first veterans that are buried here. 1776 - 1999 — Map (db m5269) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — In Memory of 110 Soldiers of the Continental Army |
| | Who died in the Lititz Military Hospital between December 19, 1777 and August 28, 1778 and are buried here. — Map (db m5268) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — In Memory of the Brave Soldiers of the Continental Army |
| | who died in this building when it was used by order of General Washington as a military hospital from Dec. 19, 1777 to Aug. 28, 1778. This tablet is erected by the Lititz Moravian Congregation
of the 450 men quartered here, there died 120, of whom 110 were buried near the eastern limit of the settlement. — Map (db m5273) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — John A. Sutter |
| | In the cemetery opposite is buried the California pioneer. Founder of Sacramento, 1839. Gold was discovered on his lands, 1848. Ruined by the gold rush, he made Lititz his home from 1871 until death, 1880. — Map (db m5264) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Linden Hall |
| | Oldest girls' resident school in the United States. Founded in 1746 by the Moravian Church. Originally a day school, it has since 1794 drawn boarding students from a wide area. The school was chartered under its present name in 1863. — Map (db m5265) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Lititz |
| | Settled during 1740's, Moravians established here a "land Gemeine," or country congregation in 1756. It was named by Count Zinzendorf after a Bohemian town which sheltered persecuted Moravians in 1456. — Map (db m5317) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Lititz Moravian Congregation |
| | 1749 - 250th Anniversary - 1999
In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things love.
The Warwick Gemeinhaus was consecrated February 9, 1749. This date serves as the founding date for the Warwick Congregation, which on August 20, 1755, became the country congregation and Bruder-Gemein of Lititz. It was named by Count Zinzendorf in honor of the little village near the Castle of Litiz in Bohemia, where the early followers of John Hus found refuge in the year 1456. Brethren . . . — Map (db m5271) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Moravian Gemeinhaus |
| | Built in 1746 by the Moravians as Church, Parsonage, and School. It stood 125 yards to the north on the elevation on this side of Carter's Run. — Map (db m5266) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — On This Site in 1861 Julius Sturgis |
| | Established the first pretzel bakery in the New World. This tablet dedicated by The National Pretzel Bakers Institute May 1951 Alex V. Tisdale, Pres. — Map (db m5270) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — Revolutionary War Memorial 1930 Veterans Memorial 1999 |
| | On this site are interred the remains of 110 soldiers from General Washington's Continental Army. Wounded at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, these soldiers were transported to Lititz between December 1777 and August 1778. Hospitalized in the Moravian Brethren's House, they succumbed to their wounds or illnesses and were buried in unmarked graves due to the religious beliefs of the community. To honor their ultimate sacrifices this memorial was dedicated in 1930. Their remains were . . . — Map (db m5267) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — The Heritage Center |
| | Dedicated in 1971
Moravian Church Square
Established in 1757
In memory of the many men and women of past and present generations who served faithfully in the Moravian Congregation to make our heritage possible. — Map (db m5274) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lititz — The Lititz Pharmacopoeia |
| | For the use of Medical Department of the "Army of the Federated States of America," was compiled by Physician-General William Brown in Lititz, and published in Philadelphia, in 1778. It was the first American Formulary and a pioneer effort at the standardization of drug formulas. — Map (db m5272) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Manheim — Baron Stiegel |
| | The famed glassmaker and ironmaster of colonial days founded Manheim in 1762, and set up his glassworks in 1764. He gave land for the Lutheran Church which still pays his heirs one red rose a year. — Map (db m5321) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Manheim — Heintzelman House |
| | Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Samuel P. Heintzelman, September 30, 1805. A veteran of the Mexican War and the Civil War, he died May 1, 1880, at Washington, D.C., and was buried at Buffalo, N.Y. — Map (db m12457) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Manheim — Stiegel Glass Manufactory |
| | On this site, from 1763 to 1774, "Baron" Henry William Stiegel made the glass for which he is famous. Erected in 1763, the building was torn down in 1813. — Map (db m5320) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Maytown — Honor Roll |
| | Proudly we pay tribute to the men and women of East Donegal Township who answered the call to colors in World War II.
List of Names — Map (db m5725) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Maytown — In honor of those who served in the World War |
| | 1917 1918
From the Maytown District of
East Donegal Township
Barnhart, William H. • Brandt, Harry • Brandt, Mervin W. • Clepper, Albert B. • Davis, Earl C. • Davis, James • Demmy, Oliver H. • Derr, Albert B. • Eshleman, Robert H. • Farmer, Clayton S. • Fitzkee, Elizabeth • Fitzkee, Paul F. • Frank, Harry P. • Gladfelter, Irvin B. • Grove, Elmer B. • Grove, Walter B. • Haines, Henry L. • Haverstick, Lee H. • Hawthorne, Abram F. • Heisey, William C. • Henderson, Claude B. • Hershey, . . . — Map (db m5730) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Maytown — In honor of those who served our country in Korea & Vietnam |
| | In honor of those
who served our
country in Korea
June 25, 1950
Jan 31, 1955
In Vietnam
Dec. 22, 1961
May 7, 1975 — Map (db m5723) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Maytown — Simon Cameron |
| | Noted leader in state and national politics, statesman, diplomat, member of Lincoln's cabinet, U.S. Senator. Was born, 1799, in a log house that stood on this site. Died in 1889 at Donegal Springs. — Map (db m5721) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Millersville — Millersville University |
| | Founder 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School, it was named the first Pennsylvania State Normal School, 1859. Fully Commonwealth-owned after 1917, Millersville became a State Teachers College in 1928, and a State College for liberal arts and education, 1960. Since 1983 it has been Millersville University of Pennsylvania of the State System of Higher Education. — Map (db m5326) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Mount. Joy — Early Telegraph |
| | First commercial telegraph line in the U.S. ran along this railroad right-of-way. Completed from Lancaster to Harrisburg, 1845. The first message, "Why don't you write, you rascals?", was received, Jan. 8, 1846. — Map (db m5719) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Peach Bottom — Robert Fulton Birthplace |
| | The inventor and painter was born here Nov. 14, 1765. Famous for his steamboat "Clermont", he also invented canal machinery, a "diving boat", and torpedoes. — Map (db m5236) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Quarryville — Ramsey, Steele, Porter, Steele |
| | This is a four sided marker honoring notable men from the area. Side 1 Dr. David Ramsey Historian - Surgeon - Patriot Born 1 mile S.W - 1749 Continental Army surgeon Friend of Washington Constructive leader of Congress Talented man of letters The father of American History He is best known for his "American Revolution" "Life of Washington" "History of America" and "Universal History Americanized" Practiced medicine and died 1815 at Charleston, S.C. Side 2 General John . . . — Map (db m8282) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Reamstown — The American Indian and the American Soldier |
| | This grinding bowl from East Cocalico
is placed to commemorate its maker,
The American Indian
and the boulder, three other local
figures, who lived abreast of the loftier
traditions of their time, light and race:
The Soldier of Independence 1775-1783
About 30 of the wounded and sick from
Brandywine Field, cared for in the
Reamstown Barracks, are buried here.
The Soldier of Union 1861-1865
The Soldier of World Justice 1917-1919 — Map (db m22440) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Lehigh Valley No. 40 — 1951 |
| | The RDC: In 1949, the Budd Company began development of a new lightweight, self-propelled diesel rail car for use in local and branchline passenger service at the request of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad. The resulting prototype, named Rail Diesel Car (or RDC), quickly gained nationwide popularity. With many small passenger trains operating at a loss of revenue, railroads searched for ways to reduce costs as opposed to abandoning service. The RDC was efficient, easy to . . . — Map (db m19963) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Monongahela Railway No. 67 — 1949 |
| | The Monongahela: The Monongahela Railroad, incorporated on December 31, 1900, was a jointly owned venture by the Pennsylvania and Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroads to tap the rich coal fields south of Pittsburgh. The Monongahela funneled coal north to is parent roads, which grew to include the Baltimore and Ohio in 1926. While many railroads of this size fell victim to bankruptcy or merger in the 1960's and 1970's due to the dependency on coal for survival, the Monongahela continued to . . . — Map (db m19964) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Pennsylvania Railroad No. 3750 — 1920 |
| | The Success of the K4s Locomotive: Perpetually searching for more powerful and efficient locomotives, the Pennsylvania Railroad introduced its new standard passenger power in 1914. The K4s Pacific blended the best attributes of other successful locomotives including the E6 Atlantic and earlier Pacific locomotives. A powerful and speedy thoroughbred, the K4s' quickly became the standard power for passenger trains, assigned to every division and schedule on the Railroad, from locals to mail . . . — Map (db m19955) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Pennsylvania Railroad No. 460 — 1914 |
| | The "E6" Class: The introduction of steel passenger trains on the Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century created a need for a more powerful passenger locomotive. While most roads had begun building larger Pacific (4-6-2) type locomotives for this service, Alfred Gibbs, the PRR's General Superintendent of Motive Power, Lines East, chose to refine the proven and reliable Atlantic. Designed to be powerful yet lightweight, the E6 class earned a reputation as the ultimate . . . — Map (db m19913) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Pennsylvania Railroad No. 6755 — 1930 |
| | The "Mountain" Class: The "Mountain" type of locomotive (4-8-2) first appeared on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad in 1911. These locomotives excelled at hauling heavy freight trains at high speeds. The Pennsylvania Railroad adopted the M1 design in 1923 with the intention of using it to replace its slower fleet of L1 and II locomotives. Although it was larger than anything the railroad had built previously, the M1 relied on technologies and designs proven in earlier, smaller models. . . . — Map (db m19916) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Pennsylvania Railroad No. 7688 — 1915 |
| | A Standard Freight Locomotive: With more than 3000 Consolidations on the roster by 1907, the 2-8-0 was clearly the Pennsylvania's locomotive of choice for freight service. Despite the success of current designs, the railroad continuously strove to make a better and bigger locomotive. The ultimate result of those refinements was the H10 class. It took three builders to fulfill the Pennsylvania's requirements of more than 1,200 units during their period of construction, 1907 to 1915. Most . . . — Map (db m19957) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Pittsburgh and Lake Erie No. 508 — 1950 |
| | The Little Giant: The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, established in 1875, connected the steel centers of Conellsville, Pittsburgh, and Youngstown, Ohio. Only 120 miles long, the P&LE served most of the major industries in the region, providing it the most revenue per mile of any railroad in the United States. This lucrative traffic earned the road the nickname "Little Giant," and made it an attractive acquisition for the New York Central. The Central, which owned a controlling interest . . . — Map (db m19960) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Strasburg — Reading Observation No. 1 — 1937 |
| | Builder: Budd Company, Red Lion, PA Build Date: 1937 Retirement Date: 1982 Number Built: 2 Weight: 97,000 lbs. Length: 85 ft. PHMC Cat No. RR78.52 The Crusader: As the nation pulled itself out of the Great Depression, the Reading Company launched a new premier passenger service from Philadelphia to Jersey City. In search of a name for the new streamliner, the Reading held a contest among Philadelphia school children, paying the winner $250 (equivalent to nearly $3,000 in 2005). The . . . — Map (db m19967) |
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