Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Burning of Chambersburg

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 7, 2010

1. Burning of Chambersburg Marker

Inscription. Occupied the morning of July 30, 1864, by cavalry of Confederate Gen. John McCausland. Failing to obtain ransom, he burned the town in reprisal for ruin in the Shenandoah Valley by Gen. David Hunter.

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 30, 1814.

Location. 39° 56.245′ N, 77° 39.623′ W. Marker is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of Lincoln Way (U.S. 30) and Main Street (U.S. 11) on Lincoln Way. Marker is located on the town circle at crossroad in front of the Franklin County Court House in a small park like area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 157 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg PA 17201, 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: Franklin County (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Burning of Chambersburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Abolitionist John Brown Boards in Chambersburg (within shouting distance of this marker); Finding Your Way

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Chambersburg Founded A.D. 1764 (within shouting distance of this marker); War Between the States (within shouting distance of this marker); French & Indian War – Revolutionary War – War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Soldiers of Franklin County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.

Also see . . . Burning of Chambersburg - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 19, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Zachary Hinton, August 2007

2. Burning of Chambersburg Marker

Reduced to Ashes Interpretive Panel in nearby Heritage Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, April 25, 2009

3. Reduced to Ashes Interpretive Panel in nearby Heritage Center

Relics from the Burning of Chambersburg image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, April 25, 2009

4. Relics from the Burning of Chambersburg

Items located in the nearby Heritage Center.

War Comes to Franklin County Interpretive Panel in the nearby Heritage Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, April 25, 2009

5. War Comes to Franklin County Interpretive Panel in the nearby Heritage Center

Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2007, by Zachary Hinton of Carneys Point, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,453 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 7, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on August 22, 2007, by Zachary Hinton of Carneys Point, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 4, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.