Greene Township near Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chambersburg
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Col. Benjamin Chambers
Founded
1734
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 1734.
Location. 39° 57.25′ N, 77° 38.785′ W. Marker is near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is in Greene Township. It is at the intersection of Philadelphia Avenue (U.S. 11) and North Penn Hall Drive, on the right when traveling south on Philadelphia Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1611 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg PA 17201, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Chambersburg (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Margaret Cochran Corbin (approx. Ό mile away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. Ό mile away); Wilson College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hannah Patterson (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Mary B. Sharpe School (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Colhoun House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Falling Spring Church (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.
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