Old Trolley Line
You are walking on old trolley line. Just in back Jim's pop corn stand. Ice cream, hot-cold sandwiches.
Beside Jim's was trolley station; also Pen Mar post office.
This was in early 1900's.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 39° 43.201′ N, 77° 30.461′ W. Marker is near Highfield-Cascade, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. It can be reached from Pen Mar Road (Pennsylvania Route 550) near Imperial Avenue. Marker is on the Appalachain Trail. Parking may be available at the trailhead or in nearby Pen Mar Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24799 Pen Mar Rd, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Returns to South Mountain (approx. 0.2 miles away in Maryland); Lakeside Hall (approx. one mile away in Maryland); The Ice Lakes (approx. one mile away in Maryland); Dr. Henry Harbaugh (approx. 1.1 miles away); WW II Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away in Maryland);
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,876 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio.
