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Henry Krauskopf House and Store

 
 
Henry Krauskopf House and Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
1. Henry Krauskopf House and Store Marker
Inscription. Oldest surviving structure for the manufacturing and marketing of cigar boxes and tobacco related products, built in 1874, has been placed on the National Register of the United States Department of the Interior
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.
 
Location. 40° 2.251′ N, 76° 18.641′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of West King Street (Pennsylvania Route 462) and South Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling east on West King Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 W King St, 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, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also
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one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mathias Roeser (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plow Tavern (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Francis Asbury (about 600 feet away); Site of Conestoga Indian Massacre (about 600 feet away); John Durang (about 700 feet away); Early Architecture (about 700 feet away); Old Jail (about 700 feet away); Fulton Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.
 
Henry Krauskopf House and Store image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 7, 2019
2. Henry Krauskopf House and Store
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 9, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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