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

The Mountjoy Square

1807

— High St. & the Lancaster-Harrisburg Pike —

The Mount Joy Square Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, September 23, 2025

1. The Mount Joy Square Marker

Inscription. Jacob Rohrer bought 58.5 acres and a farmhouse near the Cambell Tavern in 1807 and divided the property into 134 lots. The town was named Mountjoy (one word) after the Good Ship Mountjoy. He placed the lots around this center square. The town encompassed the area from Jacob St. to just west of Barbara St. and from North Alley to South Alley. He sold the first lot in 1809 and thereafter sold the lots by lottery at $85 each.

Erected 2024 by Eagle Scout Project Tristan Bair Troop 349.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 40° 6.558′ N, 76° 29.861′ W. Marker is in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 230) and North High Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. This marker is located in front of the Olde Square Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 127 East Main Street, Mount Joy PA 17552, 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: Mountjoy Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Philip Frank House (approx. ¼ mile away); War Memorial Park

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mount Joy Train Station History (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Mount Joy Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Joy.

Photographed by William Pope, September 23, 2025

2. The Mountjoy Square Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.