Millersville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Pond

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

1. The Pond Marker

Inscription.

On the site of an old brickyard, the pond was created in 1894 during the construction of the first Library building, now Biemesderfer Center. The pond is fed by a natural spring, and has served as a location for important campus events such as May Day celebrations, concerts, summer theater productions and New Student Convocation/Candle Lighting ceremonies. It is also home to Miller and S'ville, Millersville's own resident swans.

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Education • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 39° 59.968′ N, 76° 21.339′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North George Street. Marker is northwest of the Biemesderfer Center [Old Library], on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North George Street, Millersville PA 17551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

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: Atlas Cedar (a few steps from this marker); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Tulip Tree

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(within shouting distance of this marker); Flowering Dogwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders of Millersville University (within shouting distance of this marker); Dutcher Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Saucer Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

Also see . . . Millersville Swans. (Submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

The Pond and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

2. The Pond and Marker

Miller and S'ville in the Pond with Friends image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

3. Miller and S'ville in the Pond with Friends

Or is it S'ville and Miller?

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 14, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.