Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop
circa 1765
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., June 13, 2021
1. Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop Marker
in Rome (Lititz) Pennsylvania
relocated to this site in 1868
Preserved in 2010
for the people in Lancaster County,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the United States of America
Erected 2010 by Ned & Michelle Beck.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.
Location. 40° 9.304′ N, 76° 17.697′ W. Marker is in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of E. Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 772) and Elm Street on E. Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 East Main Street, Lititz PA 17543, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Moravian Gemeinhaus (a few steps from this marker); Lititz Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial 1930 (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of 110 Soldiers of the Continental Army (within shouting distance of this marker); Warwick to Ephrata Rail Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); On This Site in 1861 Julius Sturgis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Linden Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Augustus Sutter Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lititz.
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., June 13, 2021
2. Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on June 20, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
