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Heidelberg Township in Schaefferstown in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Tobacco Barn

die Duwackscheier

 
 
Tobacco Barn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2024
1. Tobacco Barn Marker
Inscription. Tobacco barns have slatted panels in the walls that could be opened to allow air to circulate and dry the bundles of tobacco hanging inside. This former tobacco barn has been remodeled into a storage shed.
 
Erected by Historic Schaefferstown, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureArchitecture.
 
Location. 40° 17.778′ N, 76° 18.041′ W. Marker is in Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is in Heidelberg Township. It can be reached from Locust Street 0.2 miles west of North Carpenter Street when traveling west. Marker is in the Alexander Schaeffer farmstead museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newmanstown PA 17073, 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 within walking distance of this marker: The Cider Press (a few steps from this marker); The Barn (a few steps from this marker); The Bake Oven (within shouting distance of this marker); Dry House (within shouting distance of this marker); Smokehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Farm House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pig Sty (within shouting distance of this marker); Summer House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schaefferstown.
 
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Tobacco Barn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 27, 2024
2. Tobacco Barn Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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