Franklin Township near Cashtown in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cashtown
Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 9, 2022
1. Cashtown Marker
made to tavern keeper who
demanded cash payment
Founded
1800
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 39° 52.892′ N, 77° 21.16′ W. Marker is near Cashtown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Franklin Township. It is on Old U.S. 30 east of Orrtana Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 985 Old Route 30, Cashtown PA 17310, 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 walking distance of this marker: Roads West (approx. 0.4 miles away); Imboden's Brigade (approx. half a mile away); Cashtown Inn (approx. half a mile away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Cashtown (approx. half a mile away); The Battle of Gettysburg: The Cashtown Road (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of School House and Burial Ground (approx. 0.8 miles away); Middlekauff Manor (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cashtown.
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2. Cashtown Marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner, April 12, 2011
3. Cashtown Inn
The best-known building in town, passed by Confederate forces going to and from the Battle of Gettysburg.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 861 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2026, by Annette Fillmore of York, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 22, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
