Arendtsville in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Arendtsville

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Photographed by William Pope, March 3, 2024

1. Arendtsville Marker

Inscription. Named for
John Arendt
Founded
1808

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 39° 55.216′ N, 77° 17.95′ W. Marker is in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is on Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 234) east of Glenwood Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 226 Main St, Arendtsville PA 17303, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Local History of the Area (about 700 feet away); South Mountain: The Bedrock Of Conservation… (about 700 feet away); Why are South Mountain and the Fruit Belt so important to the area and Pennsylvania? (about 700 feet away); Pennsylvania Bread Basket: Feeding a Nation in Conflict (about 700 feet away); F.D.R. Slept Here (about 800 feet away); Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center (approx. 2½ miles away); Biglerville (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arendtsville.

Photographed by William Pope, March 3, 2024

2. Arendtsville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2024, by Annette Fillmore of York, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.