Elizabeth Township near Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Peter Grubb's Upper Hopewell Iron Forge

Photographed by William Pope, May 2, 2021

1. Site of Peter Grubb's Upper Hopewell Iron Forge Marker

Inscription. Erected 1742 operated until 1803 this ground is set aside as a wildlife sanctuary and a place of rest by Elsie W. Bradley in memory of Richard (Dick) Eugene Connelly 1931-1972 this tablet erected by the Lancaster County Historical Society 1973

Erected 1973.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.

Location. 40° 14.322′ N, 76° 20.198′ W. Marker is near Lititz, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is on Pumping Station Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lititz PA 17543, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hopewell Forge Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Brickerville (approx. 1.9 miles away); Elizabeth Township War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cornwall (approx. 2.3 miles away); March 26, 1752 (approx. 2.9 miles away); Matthias Gish (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Brickerville (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lexington (approx. 3.7 miles away).

Photographed by William Pope, May 2, 2021

2. Site of Peter Grubb's Upper Hopewell Iron Forge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on January 2, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2021, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.