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

Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

1. Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813) Marker

Inscription. Legislator and official lived here in Lowther Manor on land conveyed by the Penns in 1771. At the state's 1787 convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, Whitehill led the Anti-federalist minority; he presented amendments later embodied in the Bill of Rights. A drafter of the 1776 state constitution, he served terms with both the legislature and executive council; was in Congress, 1805-13.

Erected 1991 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1771.

Location. 40° 14.395′ N, 76° 54.968′ W. Marker is in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Market Street and 19th St., on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 walking distance of this marker: Camp Hill Church of God (approx. ¼ mile away); Camp Hill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lemoyne (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cumberland Riflemen (approx. half a mile away);

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White Hall School (approx. half a mile away); The Skirmish of Oyster’s Point (approx. half a mile away); Maurice K. Goddard (approx. half a mile away); Rolling Green Cemetery Veterans' Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camp Hill.

Also see . . .
1. Robert Whitehill - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Robert Whitehill - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
3. Robert Whitehill - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

4. Robert Whitehill at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on July 14, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, January 24, 2006

2. Robert Whitehill (1735 - 1813) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,879 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.