Dover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Melchinger House
1861
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 9, 2018
1. Melchinger House plaque
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 40° 0.093′ N, 76° 51.021′ W. Marker is in Dover, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is on North Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 74) near East Canal Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 North Main Street, Dover PA 17315, 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 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (about 600 feet away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Apiary at UPMC (approx. 4.4 miles away); In Memory of All Vietnam Veterans (approx. 4.6 miles away); Thomasville (approx. 5.2 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 5.2 miles away); Warrington Meeting House (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
Regarding Melchinger House. JEB Stuart's Confederate cavalry passed by on June 29, 1863.
Also see . . .
1. Englehart Melchinger House. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on May 28, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Englehart Melchinger House. "Living Places Neighborhoods" entry. (Submitted on May 28, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 9, 2018
2. Melchinger House
5 North Main Street; plaque is on the far right.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 355 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 28, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
