Lower Allen Township near Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Daniel Drawbaugh

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

1. Daniel Drawbaugh Marker

Inscription. Inventor of a telephone for which he sought a patent in 1880. Claims contested by Bell Telephone, which won the court decision in 1888. Born in this village, July 14, 1827, where he developed his inventions; he removed in 1904 to Camp Hill, where he died November 2, 1911.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1876.

Location. 40° 13.449′ N, 76° 54.403′ W. Marker is near Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is in Lower Allen Township. It is on Creek Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 153 Creek Rd, Camp Hill PA 17011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Garden of Gethsemane (approx. 0.4 miles away); One Solitary Life (approx. half a mile away); Rolling Green Cemetery Veterans' Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Camp Hill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lemoyne (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813)

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Jon F. Lafaver (approx. 1.3 miles away); Maxine Bixler (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Hill.

Also see . . . Daniel Drawbaugh - Behind the marker. Explore PA History website entry (Submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

2. Daniel Drawbaugh Marker

Daniel Drawbaugh image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1907

3. Daniel Drawbaugh

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Birthplace of Daniel Drawbaugh image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Unknown, circa 1907

4. Birthplace of Daniel Drawbaugh

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,971 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3, 4. submitted on November 29, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.