Middletown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This Boulder Stands on "Pine Ford"

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

1. This Boulder Stands on "Pine Ford" Marker

Inscription. This boulder stands on "Pine Ford", the ancestral home of George Fisher, founder of Middletown in 1755, the land having been granted to his father by the Penns in 1747.
About 300 feet east spanned by a modern structure known as Fisher's Bridge, is located the old Pine Ford across Swatara Creek, so named from the pine trees that lined its banks. It formed a part of the great highway connecting Philadelphia with Lancaster and Carlisle and as such was crossed by Washington, Lafayette and other heroes of revolutionary times.

Erected 1925 by Swatara Pine Ford Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 40° 12.033′ N, 76° 43.083′ W. Marker is in Middletown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is on East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 230) east of Hoffer Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 723 East Main Street, Middletown PA 17057, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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

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walking distance of this marker: Union Canal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 30 East Main Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); 28 East Main Street (approx. 0.7 miles away); Middletown (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Sant Peter's Kierch" (approx. ¾ mile away); Revolutionary War Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Alfred's Victorian Mansion (approx. 0.8 miles away); Burd Tombs (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023

2. This Boulder Stands on "Pine Ford" Marker

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 466 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.