Duncannon in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Clark's Ferry Tavern

Perry County Bicentennial

— 1820 - 2020 —

Clark's Ferry Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018

1. Clark's Ferry Tavern Marker

Inscription.
The Clark's Ferry Tavern, the oldest building in Duncannon, was originally built by John or Daniel Clark as early as 1788 and later enlarged. It served vital roles as a docking point for the ferry crossing the Susquehanna River, an inn, tavern, and stage stop on the first road westward. Later the building was used as a post office, hotel, dairy and butcher shop before becoming a dwelling and eventually an apartment building. During the Civil War it was known as the Topley Hotel and served as a mustering point for men of Company B of the famed Pennsylvania Bucktails. The structure survived numerous catastrophic floods, damaging modifications and abandonment before being purchased in 2012 in an effort to restore it to its former grandeur.

Erected by Historical Society of Perry County, Susquehanna Greenway, PA DCNR and Borough of Duncannon. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Perry County Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 40° 23.791′ N, 77° 1.511′ W. Marker is in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in Perry County

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. It is at the intersection of North Market Street and Clark Street, on the left when traveling north on North Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 N Market St, Duncannon PA 17020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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: Lightning Guider Sleds (approx. 0.2 miles away); Duncannon Area Schools (approx. 0.4 miles away); Churches of Our Ancestors (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ross McHugh Hood (approx. 0.4 miles away); Duncannon School (approx. half a mile away); Clark's Ferry Bridge (approx. half a mile away); The Railroad in Duncannon (approx. half a mile away); First Sunday School In Perry County (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duncannon.

Also see . . . Clark's Ferry Tavern. Website homepage (Submitted on July 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Clark's Ferry Tavern and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018

2. Clark's Ferry Tavern and Marker

Clark's Ferry Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2018

3. Clark's Ferry Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 8, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.