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Ephrata in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

249 West Main Street

 
 
249 West Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2019
1. 249 West Main Street Marker
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 40° 10.867′ N, 76° 10.867′ W. Marker is in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 322) east of North Oak Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 249 West Main Street, Ephrata PA 17522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Ephrata Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Mentzer Building (approx. Ό mile away); Ephrata's Veterans' Plaza (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brothers' House Complex (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home of Conrad Beissel (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Kedar (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ephrata Cloister (approx. 0.4 miles away); This site honors the Sister City Relationship between Ephrata, Pennsylvania and Eberbach, Germany (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ephrata.
 
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249 West Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 12, 2019
2. 249 West Main Street Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 13, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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