Manchester Township near York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

1. Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler Marker

Inscription.
1. Henry Bayler (1819-1897): Slightly off to your right at approximately the one o'clock position, lies Henry Bayler, Bayler owned a tanning business and quartered troops in his currying shop in York along Water (Pershing) and King Streets.

Sarah Ann Bayler (1821-1876) was married to Henry Bayler. She fed the soldiers and nursed the wounded. Many officers ate at their table. A unit of U.S. Zouave cadets from Pittsburgh left behind a Bible in return for their room and board. (This Bible is on display in the York County Heritage Trust Civil War exhibit.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 58.409′ N, 76° 43.966′ W. Marker is near York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Manchester Township. Marker can be reached from North George Street (Business Interstate 83) just south of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 733 N George St, York PA 17404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Prospect Hill Soldiers' Lot (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Kraber / Cassandra Small Morris / Charles A. Morris

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein (within shouting distance of this marker); David Small / Margaret Duncan Fish / Henry L. Fisher / Henrietta Yocum (within shouting distance of this marker); Murray Cross / Unknown Soldier (within shouting distance of this marker); Philip Livingston (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Johann Georg Ludwig Rosenmuller (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.