York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Captain Michael Doudel's Company
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008
1. Captain Michael Doudel's Company Marker
Near this site, Captain Michael Doudel's company of York County riflemen mustered on July 24, 1775, prior to their 600-mile journey to join General George Washington at the siege of Boston, Massachusetts. These frontier patriots were the first to answer the call to arms by the Continental Congress Resolution of June 14, 1775, authorizing the raising of 10 companies of riflemen. This was a beginning of what was to become, under the Constitution, the United States Army.
The York rifle company has existed continuously from its establishment and is perpetuated by today's 131st Transportation Company, Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
Dedicated January 21, 1989 by the Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army, The Honorable William F. Goodling, United States Representative, Major General Gerald T. Sajer, The Adjutant General, and the Honorable John F. Rauhauser, Jr. Chairman, York County Bicentennial Commission
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is January 21, 1749.
Location. 39° 57.677′ N, 76° 43.922′ W. Marker is in York, Pennsylvania,
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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: In the Old Court House here at York (here, next to this marker); York (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (a few steps from this marker); York County (a few steps from this marker); Riding the Rails of History (a few steps from this marker); Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, January 5, 2008
2. Marker is in front of restored Colonial Court House
Atop the left brick pillar
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,400 times since then and 125 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
