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Fredericksburg in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Fredericksburg

 
 
Fredericksburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, April 12, 2024
1. Fredericksburg Marker
Inscription.
Fredericksburg
Formerly Stumpstown
Renamed for Frederick Stump
Founded
1761

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1761.
 
Location. 40° 26.593′ N, 76° 25.405′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is on East Main Street 0.2 miles west of William Penn Highway (U.S. 22), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 E Main St, Fredericksburg PA 17026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in Greater Harrisburg. 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
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within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fredericksburg (approx. 0.4 miles away); John K. Darkes (approx. 0.4 miles away); To the Brave Defenders of the Union (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Lick (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Fredericksburg (approx. 1½ miles away); The 1871 Wenger Meetinghouse (approx. 3.2 miles away); Jonestown (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Fredericksburg Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Pope, April 12, 2024
2. Fredericksburg Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 163 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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