Penn Township in Penryn in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Matthias Gish

Photographed by William Pope, March 21, 2023

1. Matthias Gish Marker

Inscription. On this spot stood the smithy of
Matthias Gish
German immigrant of
1733
Who secured by grant of the Penns a homestead of 170 acres lying to the north and west of this point.
Here were born to Matthias and Katharine, his wife, eight children.
Christian Gish • Anna (Kreitzer) • John Gish • Katharine (Buehler) • Abraham Gish • Jacob Gish (without issue) • David Gish • Anna Maria (Brinser)
Whose descendants have erected this memorial in the year 1933

Erected 1933 by Descendants of Matthias Gish.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1733.

Location. 40° 12.464′ N, 76° 22.538′ W. Marker is in Penryn, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Penn Township. It is at the intersection of Newport Road and Gish Road, on the right when traveling west on Newport Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1514 Newport Rd, Manheim PA 17545, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in

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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 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: March 26, 1752 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Longenecker Farm (approx. 2.6 miles away); Shearer's Covered Bridge (approx. 2.6 miles away); Kreider Homestead (approx. 2.6 miles away); Manheim Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of Peter Grubb's Upper Hopewell Iron Forge (approx. 3 miles away); Hopewell Forge Mansion (approx. 3 miles away); Mount Hope Estate & Grubb Mansion (approx. 3.1 miles away).

Photographed by William Pope, March 21, 2023

2. Matthias Gish Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,609 times since then and 201 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.