East Petersburg in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Commons

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

1. The Commons Marker

Inscription. On November 30, 1813 Daniel and Polly Wolf sold this "spring" lot property to all the lot holders of East Petersburg for a sum of ten dollars. Later Henry Imhoff used water from the well for his distillery. The original well is capped.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1813.

Location. 40° 6.124′ N, 76° 21.262′ W. Marker is in East Petersburg, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 72) north of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6160 Main Street, East Petersburg PA 17520, 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

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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: Tom Herr Field (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Petersburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named East Petersburg (approx. 0.8 miles away); Landis Mill Covered Bridge (1873) (approx. 2.4 miles away); Landisville (approx. 2.4 miles away); A Tribute to Amos R. Herr (approx. 2½ miles away); a different marker also named A Tribute to Amos R. Herr (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named A Tribute to Amos R. Herr (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Petersburg.

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

2. The Commons Marker

The capped well image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

3. The capped well

"Built by Peter & Margaret Gottschall. 1860" at front of the well. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

4. "Built by Peter & Margaret Gottschall. 1860" at front of the well.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 21, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.