Mount Joy Township in Elizabethtown in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Elizabethtown
Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023
1. Elizabethtown Marker
Named for Elizabeth Hughes
Early settler
Founded
1746
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 1746.
Location. 40° 9.482′ N, 76° 36.776′ W. Marker is in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Mount Joy Township. It is on North Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 230) north of Spring Garden Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 North Market Street, Elizabethtown PA 17022, 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 and also one of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Design of Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Barnabas and Elizabeth Hughes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Industry in Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); Changes in Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Shoe Industry in Elizabethtown (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Railroad Comes to Elizabethtown (approx. ¾ mile away); Masonic Village at Elizabethtown (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethtown.
Photographed by William Pope, May 20, 2023
2. Elizabethtown 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 184 times since then and 16 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.
