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Linglestown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Thomas Lingle

1742 - 1811

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
1. Thomas Lingle Marker
Inscription.
Pvt.
Filbert's Co.
Pa. Vols. Rev. War

The Founder of the
Town of St. Thomas

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 40° 20.866′ N, 76° 46.795′ W. Memorial is in Linglestown, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It can be reached from Linglestown Road. Marker is in the St. Thomas UCC (Wenrich's) Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6490 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Two Drowned Brothers (a few steps from this marker); War on Terrorism Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Wenrich's Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The St. Thomas Institute & The Running Pump Farm and Tavern (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Eagle Hotel, Linglestown Square Memorial, and Funeral Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Robert H. Hoke Linglestown American Legion Post 272 (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Thomas Lingle (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Linglestown.
 
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The town of St. Thomas was later renamed "Linglestown" in honor of founder Thomas Lingle.
 
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Also see . . .  Lower Paxton Township History. (Submitted on November 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Thomas Lingle Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2024
2. Thomas Lingle Marker
Marker with flag, looking west
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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