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Earl Township in New Holland in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

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New Holland Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, March 31, 2023
1. New Holland Marker
Inscription. Formerly Earltown and New Design. Founded 1728.

Twin city of Longvic, France
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraPeaceSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1728.
 
Location. 40° 6.637′ N, 76° 4.022′ W. Marker is in New Holland, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Earl Township. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 23) and Tower Road, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 669 East Main Street, New Holland PA 17557, 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
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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: Blue Ball (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Blue Ball (approx. one mile away); Memorial Day (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Styer & Evans Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Blue Ball (approx. 1.4 miles away); Goodville (approx. 3.1 miles away); Aircraft Observation Post (approx. 3.2 miles away); The Terre Hill Alumni (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Holland.
 
New Holland Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, March 31, 2023
2. New Holland Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 296 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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