Hampden Township near Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Oliver Pollock

(1737-1823)

Photographed by Laura Klotz, February 25, 2023

1. Oliver Pollock Marker

Inscription. Scots-Irish immigrant who amassed wealth as a merchant and slave trader and contributed the modern equivalent of several million dollars to the Revolutionary War. Believing control of the West pivotal to America's future, he negotiated to open routes along the Mississippi River enabling the delivery of vital arms and supplies and financed the Illinois Campaign. Massive debt from the war led to imprisonment and loss of many holdings. He lived here from 1792 to 1806.

Erected 2018 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.

Location. 40° 14.84′ N, 77° 0.259′ W. Marker is near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Hampden Township. It is on Carlisle Pike 0.3 miles west of North Locust Point Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6935 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg PA 17050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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: Silver Spring Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Croghan

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(approx. one mile away); Sporting Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Sporting Hill (approx. 1.7 miles away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 1.8 miles away); Irving Female College (approx. 2.2 miles away); a different marker also named Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 2.2 miles away); Frankenberger Tavern (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mechanicsburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Brig. Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins, C.S.A. (was approx. 2.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Oliver Pollock. (Submitted on September 25, 2025, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Oliver Pollock's Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, February 25, 2023

2. Oliver Pollock's Home

The marker is just to the right of the border of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,063 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2023, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.