Manchester Township near York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

In Memory of Johann Georg Ludwig Rosenmuller

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

1. In Memory of Johann Georg Ludwig Rosenmuller Marker

Inscription. Immigrant ancestor, born 14 July, 1731, arrived in Philadelphia, 10 September, 1753 at the age of 22 years, a native of Wrttemberg, Germany. Settled in Huntington Township, York County. Purchased a 206-acre farm for his family. Died in 1819 at the age of 87 years. Buried at the Lutheran Church Cemetery in Abbottstown, York County, Pa.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1731.

Location. 39° 58.431′ N, 76° 44.035′ W. Marker is near York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is in Manchester Township. It can be reached from the intersection of North George Street (Business Interstate 83) and East 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: York PA 17404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 walking distance of this marker: Charles Billmeyer / John Evans (within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Fisher / Charles Henry Ilgenfritz / T. Kirk White / Charles A. Shetter (within shouting distance of this marker); Margaret Duncan Beitzel / Jacob Horlebein (within shouting distance of this marker); Kate M. Riely Small / William Latimer Small (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Walter Simonds Franklin / William Buel Franklin / Henry L. Smyser (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Caldwell Fisher / James William Latimer / Benjamin F. Frick / Mary "Mammy" Ruggles (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Bayler / Sarah Ann Bayler (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Daniel Kraber / Cassandra Small Morris / Charles A. Morris (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in York.

Additional keywords. Wurtemberg; Würtemberg

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2022

2. In Memory of Johann Georg Ludwig Rosenmuller Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on August 5, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.