Derry Township near Hummelstown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Conestoga wagon

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 2, 2019

1. The Conestoga wagon Marker

Inscription. The Conestoga wagon was a sturdy wagon used by American pioneers. The wagon was named for the Conestoga Valley in Pennsylvania where it was first built during the early 1700's. Conestoga wagons carried most of the freight and people that moved westward over the Allegheny Mountains from the 1770's until about 1850. These wagons are sometimes called the camels of the prairies.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 40° 15.221′ N, 76° 43.025′ W. Marker is near Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It can be reached from Middletown Road north of Echo Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 368 Middletown Road, Hummelstown PA 17036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in

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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: Revolutionary War Gun Factory (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Parish House / Zion Lutheran Church and Graveyard (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hummelstown (approx. 0.9 miles away); Then And Now (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Developing Years (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Then And Now (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hotels of Hummelstown (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hummelstown.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 2, 2019

2. The Conestoga wagon Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.