Monroe Township near Dillsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Williams Grove

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

1. Williams Grove Marker

Inscription. With its excellent railroad connection, this became the site of the Great Grangers' Interstate Picnic Exhibition, founded 1874 by Robert H. Thomas of the Pennsylvania State Grange. A week's attendance at this annual event was estimated at 100,000 or more by the 1890's. The John Williams House, built about 1799, is nearby.

Erected 1980 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 40° 8.839′ N, 77° 1.8′ W. Marker is near Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Monroe Township. It is on Williams Grove Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsburg PA 17055, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wartime Kindness (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dills Tavern (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dills – Eichelberger Tavern (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dillsburg Invaded! (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Southern Cavalry

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Rev. A.B. Quay House (approx. 2½ miles away); Quay Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Dillsburg (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dillsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. History of Dills Tavern (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The John Williams House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 16, 2010

2. The John Williams House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,519 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.