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Monroe Township near Dillsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Williams Grove

 
 
Williams Grove Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010
1. Williams Grove Marker
Inscription. With its excellent railroad connection, this became the site of the Great Grangers' Interstate Picnic Exhibition, founded 1874 by Robert H. Thomas of the Pennsylvania State Grange. A week's attendance at this annual event was estimated at 100,000 or more by the 1890's. The John Williams House, built about 1799, is nearby.
 
Erected 1980 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal OrganizationsNotable Events. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
 
Location. 40° 8.839′ N, 77° 1.8′ W. Marker is near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Monroe Township. Marker is on Williams Grove Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsburg PA 17055, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dills Tavern (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dills – Eichelberger Tavern (approx. 2.2 miles away); Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Southern Cavalry (approx. 2.3 miles away); Rev. A.B. Quay House (approx. 2˝ miles away); Quay Park (approx.
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2˝ miles away); Dillsburg (approx. 2˝ miles away); John Wesley Dahr (approx. 2˝ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillsburg.
 
The John Williams House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010
2. The John Williams House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.

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