McKnightstown in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
McKnightstown
Photographed by Larry Gertner, January 1, 2004
1. McKnightstown Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.
Location. 39° 52.083′ N, 77° 19.254′ W. Marker is in McKnightstown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Old U.S. 30, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Old Rte 30, Gettysburg PA 17325, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Highway Enterprise (approx. 0.4 miles away); Manor of Maske (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named McKnightstown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of School House and Burial Ground (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Battle of Gettysburg: The Cashtown Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Middlekauff Manor (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cashtown (approx. 1.9 miles away); Twenty Sixth Pennsylvania Emergency Infantry (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McKnightstown.
Also see . . . McKnightstown, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 15, 2019
2. The Valentine Flohr house
Battle of Gettysburg Witness House at the western edge of town
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 900 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
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