Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Chambersburg
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1734.
Location. 39° 55.541′ N, 77° 39.834′ W. Marker is in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 11) and Derbyshire Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 785 S Main St, Chambersburg PA 17201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. 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: Martin Delany (approx. Ό mile away); Donald "Mike" Waters Memorial Playground (approx. 0.3 miles away); 232 South Main Street (approx. 0.6 miles away); Suesserott House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Philip Berlin (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Lutheran Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Highway Enterprise (approx. 0.6 miles away); Frederick Douglass and John Brown (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chambersburg.
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