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

Bee Hive Bake Oven

 
 
Bee Hive Bake Oven Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
1. Bee Hive Bake Oven Marker
Inscription. Originally built on a farm off Welty Road, Waynesboreo and donated by the Petre Family. Disassembled, relocated to Renfrew, and rebuilt in 2015. This bake oven is an interpretation of how the Royer Family would have baked in the early 1800's.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.
 
Location. 39° 44.697′ N, 77° 33.636′ W. Marker is near Wayne Heights, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Washington Township. Marker can be reached from East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 16) east of Eastland Circle, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 928 E Main St, Waynesboro PA 17268, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Summer Kitchen (here, next to this marker); Tannery Site (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Royer-Nicodemus House and Farm (about 500 feet away); Cupola – Waynesboro’s Crown Jewel (approx. half a mile away); Nearby On This Tract of Land Called Mount Vernon (approx. half a mile away); John Wallace, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old Log Building (approx. ¾ mile away).
 
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The Bee Hive Bake Oven image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 19, 2022
2. The Bee Hive Bake Oven
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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