Washington Township near Waynesboro in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Historic Waynesboro Pennsylvania

Est. 1797

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2020

1. Historic Waynesboro Pennsylvania Marker

Inscription. Est. 1797 — National Register of Historic Places 2020

Erected 2020 by Wacco Properties.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 39° 45.81′ N, 77° 36.282′ W. Marker is near Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. It is at the intersection of Buchanan Trail East (Pennsylvania Route 16) and Tick Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Buchanan Trail East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6150 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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

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2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: All Veterans Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); To All Veterans (approx. 1.6 miles away); Waynesboro Memorial Park Memorials (approx. 1.7 miles away); Memorial Retreat (approx. 1.7 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties of Waynesboro & Area (approx. 1.7 miles away); United States Submarine Veterans (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesboro.

Additional commentary.
1. Location of the marker
While the marker regards the borough of Waynesboro, it is just outside in Washington Township.

— Submitted January 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 506 times since then and 36 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 11, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.