Terre Hill in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Town Clock Hall

Photographed by William Pope, October 7, 2023

1. Town Clock Hall Marker

Inscription. Town Clock Hall

Built 1882

Public School till 1900

Borough Meeting Hall
1908 - 1918

Hillside Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1
Charted 1910

Borough Council & Fire Co. Meetings held here 1918

Present Fire Hall built

Property then sold

1977 Borough purchased property
with federal funds

Restoration
1977-79

Borough Council Members

• Michael H. Wenger, Pres. • Samuel H> Stoltzfus
• Ralph W. Smith, V. Pres. • Jeanne Homan
• William Ostergren • Linda Shirk, Sec.-Treas.
• Charles M. Shirk • John B. Rengier, Sol.
• John H. Hartman • David P. Kuhl, Mayor

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 40° 9.52′ N, 76° 3.254′ W. Marker is in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 897) and Weaver Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Broad Street, East Earl PA 17519, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central

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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 original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: This Plaque is dedicated (approx. 0.2 miles away); Terre Hill Memorial Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Terre Hill Alumni (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honoring the men and women (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory of (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Aircraft Observation Post (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blue Ball (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Terre Hill.

Photographed by William Pope, October 7, 2023

2. Town Clock Hall Marker

Datestone on Town Clock Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, October 7, 2023

3. Datestone on Town Clock Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 170 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.