Spring Township near Elliottsburg in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Gring Lions
Perry County Bicentennial
— 1820 - 2020 —
David Gring, builder of the Newport and Sherman's Valley Railroad, installed these lions in front of his East Newport mansion in the 1880s. They were carved by Adolph V. and William David Hombach at their Marble and Granite works on South Front Street, Newport. If you look closely at the lions, you will see that one keeps watch while the other dozes.
When Thomas E. and Joyce I. Stultz, owners of the Gring Mansion in 2020, decided to sell the house, they donated the lions for the Bicentennial Plaza, keeping them in Perry County in perpetuity. The Plaza is a fitting home for the lions as David Gring's railroad passed through the park, just down the hill.
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The Lions guarding the Gring Mansion in 2017.
Erected 2020 by Historical Society of Perry County.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Perry County Heritage Trail in Pennsylvania. series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 2020.
Location. 40° 23.081′ N, 77° 17.854′ W. Marker is near Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. It is in Spring Township. Marker can be reached from Shermans Valley Road (Pennsylvania
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Post-Civil War Transformation (here, next to this marker); Transportation and Natural Resources (here, next to this marker); The Perry County Bicentennial Plaza (here, next to this marker); Post-Civil War Traditions: Veterans' Reunions & Grand Army of the Republic (GAR Posts) (here, next to this marker); Building on the Past as We March into the Future (here, next to this marker); The First Inhabitants of Perry County (here, next to this marker); A New Century (here, next to this marker); The Perry County Home Front During World War II (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elliottsburg.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024
2. The Gring Lions Marker on the grounds of the Perry County Bicentennial Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 28, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on February 27, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
