McSherrystown in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
McSherrystown
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 1763.
Location. 39° 48.233′ N, 77° 1.147′ W. Marker is in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 116) 0.1 miles east of South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands in front of McSherrystown Borough Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 337 1/2 Main St, Mc Sherrystown PA 17344, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Timon Reily (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patrick McSherry (about 500 feet away); Hanover (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Hanover (approx. 1.1 miles away); Stones from the Mass House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Conewago Chapel (approx. 1.4 miles away); Conewago Chapel Bell (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battle of Hanover (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McSherrystown.
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