Cornwall in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cornwall

Photographed by William Pope, April 14, 2023

1. Cornwall Marker

Inscription. Named for
Cornwall England
Founded
1742

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1742.

Location. 40° 15.337′ N, 76° 22.487′ W. Marker is in Cornwall, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on Twenty-Eighth Division Highway (U.S. 322) east of Mountain Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 US-322, Lebanon PA 17042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grubb's First Forge (approx. 1.7 miles away); Veteran Firemen Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cornwall Banks (approx. 1.8 miles away); Abattoir (approx. 1.9 miles away); Roasting Oven (approx. 2 miles away); Cornwall Furnace (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Cornwall Furnace (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Cornwall Furnace (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cornwall.

Photographed by William Pope, April 14, 2023

2. Cornwall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.