East Berlin in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Studebaker Home

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008

1. Studebaker Home Marker

Inscription. Built ca. 1790 by David Studebaker, carpenter, farmer, and minister. He was related to the family that later built wagons and automobiles. The house is privately maintained as a museum.

Erected 1970 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1790.

Location. 39° 56.29′ N, 76° 58.818′ W. Marker is in East Berlin, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of West King Street (State Highway 234) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east on West King Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West King Street, East Berlin PA 17316, 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 walking distance of this marker: East Berlin (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Baker-Jacobs House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Luke Miller House (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat No. 162916 (approx. 0.2 miles away); War Dog Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); M60-A3 Tank

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Lion and the Lamb (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named East Berlin (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Berlin.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008

2. Studebaker Home Marker

Studebaker Home Marker in front of the House and Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 17, 2008

3. Studebaker Home Marker in front of the House and Museum

The Studebaker House Plaques image. Click for full size.

August 17, 2008

4. The Studebaker House Plaques

The house is designated by the Historic Gettysburg Foundation as both a building from the 1790s and a Civil War era building from.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,969 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 21, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.