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

Pennsylvania Rifle

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

1. Pennsylvania Rifle Marker

Inscription. Misnamed Kentucky Rifle, this famous weapon of the frontier was developed in the 1700's at Lancaster, which was the center for its manufacture.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.

Location. 40° 2.892′ N, 76° 20.583′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Lancaster Township. It is on Marietta Pike (Pennsylvania Route 23) just west of River Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 669 Oakwood Ln, Lancaster PA 17603, 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,

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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: Lancaster Brick Company (approx. half a mile away); Lancaster Area Refuse Authority (approx. half a mile away); 1717 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Smokehouse / Icehouse (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Outbuildings (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wheatland (approx. ¾ mile away); James Buchanan Home (approx. ¾ mile away); The Frog Pond & West Meadow (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 14, 2015

2. Pennsylvania Rifle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on October 7, 2020, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.