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

George Ross

Photographed by William Pope, June 20, 2025

1. George Ross Marker

Inscription. Here stood the house of
George Ross
Signer of the
Declaration of Independence.
Born 1730. Died 1779.
Lawyer: Statesman: Patriot.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1730.

Location. 40° 3.1′ N, 76° 18.049′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is on East Ross Street east of North Shippen Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 320 East Ross Street, Lancaster PA 17603, 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: Thaddeus Stevens Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rossmere Base Ball Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Fulton Reynolds (approx. 0.4 miles away); Never Forgotten (approx. half a mile away); In memory of Local 319 Firefighters (approx. half a mile away); Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (approx. half a mile away); 140 Years of Lancaster Baseball (approx. half a mile away); The Iris Club (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Also see . . . Signers of the Declaration of Independence - George Ross

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. <blockquote>George attained the Bar in Philadelphia at the age of 20 and established his own practice in Lancaster. In 1776 he was elected to the Continental Congress, while serving as a provincial legislator, and a Colonel in the Continental Army. (Submitted on June 20, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by William Pope, June 20, 2025

2. George Ross Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.